Amira & Sam Page #6

Synopsis: An army veteran's unlikely romance with an Iraqi immigrant is put to the test when she is faced with the prospect of deportation.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Sean Mullin
Production: Drafthouse Films
  10 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
58
Rotten Tomatoes:
75%
NOT RATED
Year:
2014
90 min
$31,849
Website
95 Views


Ha ha ha!

I've never tried whiskey before.

Yeah, well, there's

a first for everything.

It's really good,

put a little hair on your chest.

What?

Puts hair on your chest.

Whiskey makes hair

grow on your chest.

For real?

Whiskey makes hair

grow on your chest, yeah.

I'm just f***ing

with your a**hole.

Oh ho ho! Look who's

taking my words now, huh?

They're not your words.

You can't own words.

And it works when I say it.

When you say it.

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

It's good.

I should talk to Charlie.

Go. I'll be OK.

You're a prostitute, right,

so you do whatever I want?

Right.

Hmm. How about a kiss

on the cheek?

That will cost you an

extra hundred dollars.

Oh, my God!

Let's go.

I think I can afford it.

No, wait. This cheek.

No, no, this one.

Come on.

She is...

5 months along?

Man, she looks amazing

for 5 months.

Yeah, I know.

- Charlie.

- Hey.

Dude. What, uh...

What's the name

of Aladdin's girlfriend?

I don't know.

Your girl looks just like her.

- She does, actually.

- Right?

I'm gonna ask around.

I'm gonna find out.

Having fun?

Yeah. Charlie, can I talk

to you for a second?

Yeah.

In private.

Uh... sure. Now?

Come on. Over there?

Hi! How are you?

What's up, man?

I don't know.

I just...

I just wanna talk

some things through with you.

OK, OK, what's up?

Why are you being

investigated by the SCC?

Why am I being... what?

What are you talking... I don't

know what you're talking about.

Charlie, just tell me.

Just tell me.

Sammy, I literally have no idea

what you're talking about.

I know when someone's

lying to me, Charlie, please.

Hold on one second.

I'm not

doing anything differently

than what any other

traitor is doing.

I know the SCC

is investigating you.

What I don't know is what

you've done to warrant it.

- All right...

- Please.

OK.

What you probably

heard about... somewhere...

I don't know how... is that the

SCC has an ongoing investigation

with certain members

of the company.

- Right.

- Yeah, OK.

That's normal.

That happens to every company

at one point or another.

Nothing is happening.

They're not gonna find anything.

You're being crazy.

Come on, man.

You're at my engagement party.

Can we enjoy ourselves

a little bit, please?

- Yeah?

- I don't know.

Come on, let's get out there.

I'm your cousin, dude.

I'll have another

Merlot, please.

Do they...

make you wear that?

- This?

- Mm-hmm.

No. I do what I want.

Thank you.

Give me a hug, you crazy f***!

Uncle Nick.

So, you couldn't

cut it in the Army,

so you're gonna hang out

with the big boys

on Wall Street, huh?

Yeah, I thought

I'd give it a try.

It's been a long time.

Mmm. A long time.

You know, we missed you

at the funeral.

You know, uh...

your dad and I,

we had our differences.

I don't know what it was.

We just never saw eye-to-eye.

Yeah.

So...

What's with

the red dress? Hmm?

Hmm.

I mean, haven't you done

enough for those people?

I was in building number 4 when

the planes hit the towers.

I saw those poor

f***ers jump out the window,

smash into the pavement.

I lost 3 of my closest

friends that day.

I know, Nick.

You know what I learned?

That a towel

is not a f***ing hat.

What do you want her

to do, take it off?

Yeah, she's making

people uncomfortable.

Maybe people are making

her uncomfortable.

Maybe you're

making her uncomfortable.

Is she here illegally?

It's America.

We're all here illegally.

Hey.

I got it.

What is it, Greg?

It's Jasmine.

What's Jasmine?

Aladdin's girlfriend.

It's Jasmine.

I love that movie.

Oh, hey, Sammy, Sammy, Sammy.

Let's talk to Karl for a minute.

- Not now.

- Just 5 minutes, 5 minutes.

Hey, Karl.

Sorry to interrupt, guys.

Sam's back. I thought

you guys could chat.

Sergeant, you still in service?

No, sir.

Then why are you

wearing your uniform?

That's a good question.

That is a good question.

Charlie, why am I

wearing my uniform?

I think it's because

Charlie thinks

I'm his little pet monkey.

Well. I think you two

need to talk.

It was nice to

meet you, Sergeant.

You as well.

What the f*** are you doing?

You just completely

embarrassed me.

I'm not your little

puppet, Charlie.

No. What are you doing?

Are you drunk?

Is that what's happening?

Are you drunk?

I don't want to do this.

I don't want to do this.

You don't want to do what?

What don't you want to do?

This. I don't... I don't...

Charlie, drop Jack's account.

Sammy, Jack is coming

in on Tuesday.

This is a f***in' check

for $25 million,

and I need you there to close.

I am tired of being lied to.

- Who the f*** is lying to you?

- You are.

Sam, hey, wait.

Are you serious right now?

Let go of me, Charlie.

Charlie.

Hey, Sammy, calm the f*** down.

I can do this.

F***! Hey!

Sam, no!

- Hey!

- Greg, get off me.

Sam, geez!

Uhh!

- Oh, my God.

- She hit me!

- Are you all right?

- She f***ing hit me!

Are you OK?

Are you OK?

Let's go.

Guys, what's going on?

We're looking for

an Amira Jafari?

We're told she might

be staying here with you.

She's being charged

with assault.

Is she here?

No. She's not.

Amira Jafari?

Yeah?

You're being charged

with assault.

- Aah!

- Take it easy!

Sir, I'd advise you

to not get involved.

You have the right

to remain silent.

Anything you say can be used

against you in a court of law.

You have the right

to a lawyer...

I'm sorry to keep bothering you.

Are you sure you don't

need a translator or anything?

I speak fluent Arabic.

Sir, I'm sorry.

You're gonna have to wait

for the arresting officer.

What the hell happened, Sam?

Bassam, I f***ed up.

Hello, Miss. I need to

speak to Amira Jafari.

No.

That's OK.

I'm her uncle.

Officer Velez will be out

to speak with you shortly.

What happened, Sam?

- We got into a fight.

- You and her?

No. I got into a fight,

and she jumped in.

It all just happened so fast.

Why was she with you?

I took her to my cousin's

engagement party.

- Mr. Jafari?

- Yes?

She'll be eligible

for bail in the morning.

When she's released,

she'll have 24 hours

to get her affairs together

before she needs to report

to the Federal Detention Center

in Queens.

And then what?

She'll be processed and put

back on a plane to Iraq.

She can't go back to Iraq.

She doesn't have a choice.

This isn't about

the assault charge.

She was issued a notice

to appear last December,

and when she didn't show,

the court issued an order

of deportation.

- Can we fight it?

- It's a final order.

Sir, you don't understand.

You can't send her back to Iraq.

Her life will be in danger.

It's out of my hands.

I'm sorry.

What if she were

married to an American?

It wouldn't make a difference.

Married, Sam?

I'm just trying to think

through all of our options.

You took her to a party?

I'm sorry, Bassam.

It's too late.

Excuse me.

- Bassam, I can...

- Go!

I'll handle it from here.

I want to help.

Stay away from her, Sam.

Miss, I really need to see her.

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Sean Mullin (born January 13, 1975), is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. more…

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