DramaRomanceComedy

Amira & Sam

- The only place they belong is together

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.

Release Date : 2014-05-30

Language :EnglishArabic

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hole in 1 ProductionsVanishing AngleStrongmanFive By Eight Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Amira and Sam

Cast

Character Name : Sam

Original Name : Martin Starr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amira

Original Name : Dina Shihabi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Charlie

Original Name : Paul Wesley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bassam

Original Name : Laith Nakli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack

Original Name : David Rasche

Gender : Male

Character Name : Greg

Original Name : Ross Marquand

Gender : Male

Character Name : Burke

Original Name : Daniel Fox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kara

Original Name : Alexis Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jen

Original Name : Alexandra O'Halleran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Veiled Woman

Original Name : Rasha Zamamiri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stand-Up Comedian

Original Name : Sean Mullin

Gender : Male

Character Name : VA Administrator

Original Name : Meg Gibson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Chief Rowenski

Original Name : Robert C. Kirk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Donnie

Original Name : James Chen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer O'Rourke

Original Name : Christian A. Paluck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : Christopher Stadulis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karl Royce

Original Name : John Leslie Wolfe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Claire

Original Name : Taylor Wilcox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Simone

Original Name : Claire Byrne

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rita Bechdel

Original Name : Jolie Mullin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nicolas

Original Name : Mark Elliot Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Valez

Original Name : Teddy Cañez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Lynch

Original Name : Bruce Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Clerk

Original Name : Melissa Navia

Gender : Female

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Elizabeth Vereshko

Gender : Male

Character Name : Erik

Original Name : Ben Cole

Gender : Male

Reviews

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

**A deliberate romance drama!!!** It looks good, but not very enjoyable. I would have liked if it was focused only on Sam about a soldier's struggle since his return from the war like the 2009 film 'The Messenger' perhaps. The Amira's character seems deliberately put in, especially in the present western world scenario to tell what's wrong with them. So sorry, this did not click for me. But I like some parts, like how the character Amira transformed compared to the beginning and ending. Martin Starr was at his best and that's why its watchable. Some people might like the film for its simpleness, but the screenplay should have been improved. They covered many topics like wall street, unemployed ex soldier, immigrant et cetera in 90 minutes, but when it comes to the romance part, the reality was missing. So like I said, intentionally the lead two characters put together to bring attention, rather to tell a neat romantic tale. It it like 'Learning to Drive' kind of film. That aimed to reveal the cultural clash between two and how it stands as an obstacle between their feeling to each other. This is not for everybody, even the middle eastern audience might be annoyed about how Amira was portrayed in a few scenes. But those are the parts I liked the most from it. Just once watchable. _4/10_