[Review] Amira & Sam

There might be a more interesting film in Amira & Sam, the feature-film debut from writer/director Sean Mullin. I say that because there’s the set-up for a fine misfit love story here. Sam (Martin Starr) is an Iraq war vet awkwardly trying to assimilate back into civilian life, Amira (Dina Shihabi) hocks bootleg DVDs of romcoms […]

[Trailer] Amira & Sam

[youtube id=”DdAvPAHyh70″] A romantic comedy starring Freaks and Geeks and Silicon Valley star Martin Starr? Sounds like a bit of a stretch at first, but after watching the trailer for Amira & Sam, the pairing fits. Starr stars as Sam, an army veteran adapting back with civilian life when he befriends a former translator’s niece, Amira (Dina Shihabi). Like […]