Muna Farah, a Palestinian single mom, struggles to maintain her optimistic spirit in the daily grind of intimidating West Bank checkpoints, the constant nagging of a controlling mother, and the haunting shadows of a failed marriage. Everything changes one day when she receives a letter informing her that her family has been granted a U.S. green card, and she moves with her teenage son to small town Illinois.

DVD release of the 2009 motion picture. Special features: "Make a wish" - a short film from director Cherien Dabis; deleted scenes; outakes. Rated PG-13; for brief drug use involving teens and some language.