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Plot Amira & Sam (2014):

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.

Movie details

Title: Amira & Sam
Released: 2014-05-30
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Director: Roman Polanski
Date: 2014-05-30
Runtime: 90 Minutes
Company: H, V, S, F
Homepage: Homepage Movie
Trailer: Video Trailer

Casts of Amira & Sam:

Martin Starr, Dina Shihabi, Paul Wesley, Laith Nakli, David Rasche, Ross Marquand, Daniel Fox, Alexis Hughes, Alexandra O'Halleran, Rasha Zamamiri, Sean Mullin, Meg Gibson, Robert C. Kirk, James Chen, Christian A. Paluck, Christopher Stadulis, John Leslie Wolf, Taylor Wilcox, Claire Byrne, Jolie Mullin, Mark Elliot Wilson, Teddy Cañez, Bruce Davis, Melissa Navia, Elizabeth Vereshko, Ben Cole,

Starr (Sam) delivers a very convincing performance trying to maintain his principles in a world devoid of them. Dina Shihabi (Amira) matches him step for step. Their chemistry is undeniable and makes the movie click.

Amira & Sam is a rousing, cross-cultural love story about an army veteran whose unlikely romance with an Iraqi immigrant is put to the test when she is faced with the prospect of deportation. Written & Directed by SEAN MULLIN, the film features MARTIN STARR ( Silicon Valley; Freaks & Geeks ), DINA SHIHABI, PAUL WESLEY ( The Vampire Diaries ), and LAITH NAKLI ( The Visitor ).

Rousing, smart, and sweet, Amira & Sam is a confident feature debut from writer-director Sean Mullin, and follows Sam (Martin Starr, "Freaks & Geeks", "Silicon Valley"), an army veteran adapting...

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. The film has several story elements, including capitalism, immigration, life after the military, and attempt

Amira & Sam (305) 6.1 1h 27min 2015 16+ An army veteran's unlikely romance with an Iraqi immigrant is put to the test when she is faced with the prospect of deportation. Starring Martin Starr and Dina Shihabi

Amira & Sam Sam is an honorable army vet who, while visiting his old unit’s Iraqi translator in New York, meets Amira, the translator’s niece and an illegal immigrant. After Amira has an unfortunate encounter with the police, Sam reluctantly takes her in while she sorts out her immigration status.

When the eponymous couple is together, "Amira & Sam" is an earnest and considerate examination of two people falling in love, but the movie lacks certainty when handling these characters separately.

Sam is an honorable army vet who, while visiting his old unit's Iraqi translator in New York, meets Amira, the translator's niece and an illegal immigrant. After Amira has an unfortunate encounter with the police, Sam reluctantly takes her in while she so