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Amira & Sam

Amira & Sam

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 30, 2014

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama, Romance, Comedy

User Score

60%

Original Title

Amira & Sam

Production Companies

Hole in 1 Productions, Vanishing Angle, Strongman, Five By Eight Productions

Director

Sean Mullin

Description

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.