Amira & Sam

Amira & Sam (2014)

The only place they belong is together

Sam, a soldier who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, meets Amira when he visits her uncle, Bassam, who had served as Sam's Iraqi translator. Bassam and Sam have a special bond due to their time together in the war. Initially Amira does not trust him because he was an American soldier and her brother was killed by a bomb from American troops in the war. Sam's cousin, Charlie, asks Sam to help him with illegal hedge funds unbeknownst to Sam at the time. Amira is staying with her uncle Bassam since her father died. She sells bootlegged films on the street corner but is forced to stay with Sam after getting busted; immigration officials begin pursuing her. As the film progresses, Sam and Amira fall in love.

Date of release
2014-05-30
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (66)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Director
Sean Mullin

Casting

Interesting facts

Amira & Sam is a 2014 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Sean Mullin and produced by Terry Leonard, Erich Lochner, and Matt Miller with executive producers James Ponsoldt, Meg Montagnino-Jarrett, and Peter Sobiloff. Set in New York City, the film is about Sam, an American soldier, and Amira, an illegal immigrant from Iraq. Drafthouse Cinemas has the distribution rights.

Production

Much of the film was shot on Staten Island.

Shihabi and Naikli used an Iraqi dialect coach, one of Nakli's friends, to refine their Arabic. Shihabi's native dialect is a form of Levantine Arabic while she used Iraqi Arabic in the film.

Nakli also served as an associate producer in recognition of the contributions he made to the film.

The director, Mullin, used suggestions from the actors to shape the film and there were periods where actors improvised.

At the end of the movie, the song "Havre de Grace" by Zerobridge was played.

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