As of June 7 , 2013 , '' Amreeka '' has received an overall rating of 87 % from Rotten Tomatoes ( 61 '' fresh '' and 9 '' rotten '' reviews ) . On Metacritic , the film had an average score of 73 out of 100 , based on 23 reviews , indicating " Generally Favorable " reviews . American critic Roger Ebert gave '' Amreeka '' three and a half out of four stars and described it as " Cherien Dabis 's heart-warming and funny first feature . " ' '' 2011 Intersections Film Festival ' '' ' '' 2010 Heartland Film Festival ' '' ' '' 2010 Independent Spirit Awards ' '' ' '' 2010 NAACP Image Awards ' '' ' '' 2009 Cairo International Film Festival ' '' ' '' 2009 Cannes Film Festival ' '' ' '' 2009 Dubai International Film Festival ' '' ' '' Gotham Independent Film Awards 2009 ' '' ' '' 2009 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures ' '' ' '' 2009 New Directors/New Films Festival ' '' ' '' 2009 Sundance Film Festival ' '' The screenplay was presented with the $ 15,000 Tribeca All Access L'Oréal Paris Women of Worth Vision Award
Gotham Independent Film Awards 2009
Gotham Independent Film Awards 2009
Amreeka