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The Real American

8.0201512mMovieDramaComedy

Russian exchange student Alya struggles to fit into what it means to be an American teenage girl in 1994 when she realizes her host father has a crush on her.

DirectorDarya Zhuk
WritersAntoneta Alamat Kusijanović·Darya Zhuk
ProducersAleksey Ageyev·Victoria Aleksanyan

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Cast · Directed by Darya Zhuk

TS
Tamara Sevunts
Alya
GA
Gerard Assante
Trevor
JC
James Crichton
Michael
MLMariah Lee
Mariah Lee
Erin
CMCarolyn McCormick
Carolyn McCormick
Eleanor
JRJohn Rothman
John Rothman
Stanley
SSStephen Stapinski
Stephen Stapinski
Donald
BT
Blue Thompson
Eleanor

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The Real American — streaming FAQ

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The Real American hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 19, 2015. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.