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Amira & Sam

Amira & Sam (2014)

May. 30,2014
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6.2
| Drama Comedy Romance

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.

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Lovesusti
2014/05/30

The Worst Film Ever

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Sameer Callahan
2014/05/31

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

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Kaelan Mccaffrey
2014/06/01

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

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Fatma Suarez
2014/06/02

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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Seth_Rogue_One
2014/06/03

A nice surprise about 2 very different characters one an ex-army American soldier man and one Muslim refugee woman.With that set-up this could have turned out to be just any typical rom-com fare but it avoids doing that by keeping a great sense of realism throughout the movie with characters and developments that all seem natural. As a big 'Freaks and Geeks' fan from my youth it's nice to see yet another Apatow 'family member' get his shot at the limelight, in this case Martin Starr who played the lovable geek with massive glasses; Bill Haverchuck in the series.And he handles the lead-role splendidly with natural charisma as does his love interest in the movie Dina Shihabi as Amira.All in all a small independent drama-comedy that succeeds at being funny and dramatic when it's supposed to be, a slice of life type of movie.

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Irishchatter
2014/06/04

I would call this film a very easy seeing romantic movie I have ever came across.The storyline had so many surprises to it like Amira wasn't just an ordinary Muslim girl, she acted so chilled and hip unexpectedly . As for Sam, he locked a couple of teenagers to an elevator, just because he was cheesed off with them picking on him. It's a very odd twist that Sean Mullin wrote in the story. You wouldn't see a solider doing that kind of thing but I was wondering why it didn't show his flashback as soldiers would unfortunately experience.Anyways, I honestly thought Paul Wesley was James Franco. He has the attitude and the looks. He seriously needs to be in more movies and be in Franco's films. Then people will think he is James Franco's clone.Watch it peeps!

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Anas-lv
2014/06/05

This film insulting Muslim women !! And insulting Iraqi women !! It seems that the aim is to tarnish the image of Islamic headscarf! Those who made the film, Are they from the first world countries, as they say ?! Where is the science and knowledge that they claim! Before you talk about the habits and traditions of others, you should learn it first and look out for it in the books then, do what your conscience dictates you! Any Arab Muslim woman will not do anything like the fake personalty in this film, She will never wear the headscarf in this way if she want to wear short pants and reveal her arms until the shoulders! this film reflect your naivety and silliness! it's disgusting

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holdenkatie-231-898286
2014/06/06

I really enjoyed this sweet brave film. I laughed and cried. The film made me think about religious tolerance, cultural awareness, and the impact of war. The movie is also witty with many funny scenes while dealing with complex issues. I hope to see more from this director. The acting was great and I liked the intelligence and chemistry of the main characters. I really enjoyed the scenes on the sail boat, the bed, and in the veterans home. An interesting twist having the soldier not 'damaged' by tours abroad and not working the system. I agree and like the theme of the world operating based on connections and relationships. Sometimes the bad luck of Amira was hard to believe but needed for the movie. I highly recommend seeing it!

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