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Amira And Sam
However, when Amira runs into immigration trouble, Sam offers to keep her safe at his apartment. After a rocky start, their unlikely friendship starts to blossom into something more.
24 August 1955, Bridgeton, New Jersey, USA
22 August 1981, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
1 December 1969, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
6 January 1972, Brooklyn, New York, USA
28 June 1980, Cape Town, South Africa
January 29, 2015
It gets by on low-level sweetness and guile until delivering an unexpectedly powerful emotional sucker-punch at the end.
January 29, 2015
"Amira & Sam" is all over the map in terms of tone. But it does score a few points as an unusual tale about the casualties of war.
January 30, 2015
A delightfully engaging, convention-busting slice of of-the-moment America that is far from the typical culture-clash romantic dramedy.
February 03, 2015
Writer-director Sean Mullin's first feature is genuine and human.
February 13, 2015
A nice little movie that you might well enjoy, if only you'll give it a chance.
January 29, 2015
The script is thoughtful, but its anger is diffuse, with laissez-faire capitalism and the problems of illegal immigrants and returning soldiers jostling for attention.
January 31, 2015
Charming performances by the well-cast leads, Martin Starr and Dina Shihabi, compensate for a clunky, contrived, sitcom-ish screenplay.
January 29, 2015
Chief among its pluses is the low-key warmth of leads Martin Starr and Dina Shihabi.
January 29, 2015
This indie drama is unconvincing as a love story and heavy-handed in its message of tolerance.
January 30, 2015
When the eponymous couple is together, 'Amira & Sam' is an earnest and considerate examination of two people falling in love, but the movie lacks certainty when handling these characters separately.
February 24, 2016
A kind of counter-narrative, free from partisan political commentary, Amira & Sam takes the smart high ground