Amira & Sam

May 30, 2014

1h 30m

★ 6.0

The only place they belong is together

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

Hole in 1 Productions

Vanishing Angle

Strongman

Five By Eight Productions

Amira & Sam Trailers

Cast

Sam

Martin Starr

Amira

Dina Shihabi

Charlie

Paul Wesley

Bassam

Laith Nakli

Jack

David Rasche

Greg

Ross Marquand

Burke

Daniel Fox

Kara

Alexis Hughes

Jen

Alexandra O'Halleran

Veiled Woman

Rasha Zamamiri

Stand-Up Comedian

Sean Mullin

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