Amira & Sam
With Valentine’s Day nearing, it’s only right that romantic-comedies start surfacing in the midst of diverse genre releases tonight. Set in New York City, we’re granted new rom-com, Amira & Sam, which centers on a love tale between a couple torn between having a relationship in the middle of a war for their home countries.
Army veteran, Sam, is love-struck when he goes to Iraq and visits Bassam, former translator who helped him during his time in action. Bassam’s niece, Amira, doesn’t initially trust him and is in desperate need of help to avoid deportation from her homeland. After receiving help from Sam, the two develop an unlikely romance, which obtains a road block before they can truly be together in normalcy.