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Mo Amer: The Vagabond

You want me to go back,voluntarily, into a war zone that we fled from 20 years previous?

You want me to go back,
voluntarily, into a war zone that we fled from 20 years previous?

Full Transcript

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You want me to go back, voluntarily, into a war zone
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that we fled from 20 years previous?
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:00
Uploaded
Jun 24, 2025
Genres
documentary, comedy
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Arab-American comedian Mo Amer recounts his life as a refugee comic, from traveling with the name Mohammed to his long path to citizenship.
These psychological wounds needed to get dealt with, you know? - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:04
These psychological wounds needed to get dealt with, you kno...
I wanted to go see things for myself, 'cause, look, when we left... - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:04
I wanted to go see things for myself, 'cause, look, whe...
My father, God rest in peace, he... he was doing very well. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:05
My father, God rest in peace, he... he was doing very well.
He was in telecommunications, he did very well, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:06
He was in telecommunications, he did very well,
Everybody's panicked, but the only person that wasn't panicked was my mom. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:05
Everybody's panicked, but the only person that wasn...
We're like, "Why? We don't have any money. Why aren't you panicked, Mom?" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:11
We're like, "Why? We don't have any money. Wh...
Give or take, thousands." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:07
Give or take, thousands."
[laughs] - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:18
[laughs]
We found out that if they found anything valuable on you, okay, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:06
We found out that if they found anything valuable on you, ok...
So my mom grabs a razor, opens up her purse... I'll never forget this. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:05
So my mom grabs a razor, opens up her purse... I'll nev...
She cuts a perfect line behind each zipper - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:08
She cuts a perfect line behind each zipper
I was like, "My God, my mother is a gangsta!" And then... - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:04
I was like, "My God, my mother is a gangsta!" And ...
And then she made two custom money belts, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:09
And then she made two custom money belts,
Then we started leaving. We get on this bus and my mom finds a little money. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:04
Then we started leaving. We get on this bus and my mom finds...
She's like, "What am I gonna do? She puts it in the lining of this suitcase. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:05
She's like, "What am I gonna do? She puts it in th...
We started leaving. We get to Baghdad and we're looking out the window - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:07
We started leaving. We get to Baghdad and we're looking...
My mom looks out the window. She goes, "They're gonna find that money." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:08
My mom looks out the window. She goes, "They're go...
She's about to sell everybody the fuck out for sure, okay? - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:04
She's about to sell everybody the fuck out for sure, ok...
I'm telling you, if anybody walked up to her, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:11
I'm telling you, if anybody walked up to her,
She was so scared. And my mom palms her head - Mo Amer: The Vagabond 00:06
She was so scared. And my mom palms her head