A vivacious Palestinian woman (Nisreen Faour) and her teenage son (Melkar Muallem) cope with culture clash and more as they try to build a new life in rural Illinois.
Year: 2009
Time: 96 minutes
Watch the film’s trailer: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1142620697/
Watch the film for free here: https://media.oregonstate.edu/media/t/1_bstoygw8
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