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tarshiha , israel 1972 faour 5 december 2009.jpg nisreen faour
 nisreen faour actress
nisreen faour

nisreen faour -lrb- ; born august 2 , 1972 -rrb- is a palestinian actress from israel , best known for her role as muna in the 2009 american film , `` amreeka '' .
faour was born in tarshiha , israel , and moved to the united states to study theater and performance when she was 16 .
she studied theater in the kibbutzim college in tel aviv , and theater directing at the university of haifa , in israel .
she has performed in a number of award-winning theatrical plays .
she also appeared in films such as `` in the eighth month '' , directed by ali nassar and `` jamr alhikaya '' -lrb- whispering embers -rrb- .
her television appearances include `` family deluxe '' and `` mishwar al-joma '' .
faour 's performance as muna farah , a palestinian immigrant to the united states in the 2009 independent film `` amreeka '' , received high marks from film critics .
american film critic kenneth turan argues that , while all of the casting choices `` are excellent , -lsb- ... -rsb- it is palestinian actress nisreen faour as the irrepressible muna who truly owns the picture '' .
