AmericanEast (2008)

Directors

Hesham Issawi

Cast

Sammy Sheik, Sarah Shahi, Tony Shalhoub

The story

Mustafa is a widowed Egyptian immigrant and the owner of Habibe's Café, a popular hangout in Los Angeles for those with Middle Eastern backgrounds. He is devoted to providing his son, Mohammed, with a moral upbringing despite the pressures of contemporary American urban life. He also finds himself cast in the role of protector to his unwed sister Salwah, for whom, by family and custom, he is responsible for finding a traditional suitor.

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