A family man (Badreya) opens an authentic Middle Eastern restaurant with his best friend, who's Jewish.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sayed Badreya | ... | Mustafa Marzoke | |
| Erick Avari | ... | Fikry | |
| Anthony Azizi | ... | Murad | |
| Amanda Detmer | ... | Kate | |
| Nasser Faris | ... | Sabir (as Al Faris) | |
| Kais Nashif | ... | Omar Nasser | |
| Tony Shalhoub | ... | Sam | |
| Ray Wise | ... | Agent Stevens | |
| Alfre Woodard | ... | Angela Jensen | |
| Tony Plana | ... | Dez | |
| Constance Zimmer | ... | American Safety Director | |
| Tim Guinee | ... | John Westerman | |
| Sam Golzari | ... | David | |
| Tay Blessey | ... | Leila Marzoke | |
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Richard Chagoury | ... | Mohammed Marzoke |
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Summer in L.A., it's hot. Homeland Security has set the threat level at red; they're searching for several Arabs alleged to be terrorists. Mustafa, an Egyptian immigrant who runs a falafel shop, comes to the FBI's attention; they investigate him. He has other problems: his young teen son no longer wants to be a Muslim; his sister, a nurse, objects to Mustafa arranging her marriage to a cousin from Egypt. She has a non-Arab suitor of her own. Omar, an employee of Mustafa, is a struggling actor who doesn't want to play only terrorists. Mustafa hopes to open a real restaurant and has a potential partner in Sam, a Jew, whose family objects. What price the American dream? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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14 November 2008 (Greece) See more »Filming Locations:
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What a wonderful movie that I came across accidentally on ThisTV (www.thistv.com) late last night (3 AM). I didn't know if I was watching a television series or a movie and was just smitten with the storyline. I live in a metro area with a significant middle eastern population and I was very interested in the perspective shown.
The multi-generational characters, culture clash and what it means to each of them to achieve the American dream offers something that anyone can relate to.
I want to follow the characters for several more years. Make my dream come true and make this a TV series!