Drafthouse Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Sean Mullin’s romantic comedy “Amiraย & Sam,” which stars Martin Starr and Dina Shihabi as the title characters, as well as Paul Wesley.
Sam (Starr) is an honorable army vet who, while visiting his old unit’s Iraqi translator in New York, meetsย Amira (Shihabi), the translator’s niece and an illegal immigrant. Afterย Amiraย has an unfortunate encounter with the police, Sam reluctantly takes her in while she sorts out her immigration status. Their begrudging connection burgeons into an unlikely romance untilย Amiraย is threatened with deportation and Sam is forced to make a critical decision.