Mesocafé (2011)
Overview
A few weeks before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, an underground blogger risks his life by travelling from Baghdad to London to campaign for the lifting of UN Sanctions on Iraq. As political intrigue thwarts his heartfelt attempts to highlight the suffering of his people under the sanctions, he takes refuge at Mesocafé, a little Baghdad in West London. With their Arab, Assyrian, Jewish and Kurdish heritage, members of the Iraqi community allow him into their lives, sharing with him their stories and dreams. It is here that he meets the beautiful Bisan.
What is Mesocafé about?
A few weeks before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, an underground blogger risks his life by travelling from Baghdad to London to campaign for the lifting of UN Sanctions on Iraq. As political intrigue thwarts his heartfelt attempts to highlight the suffering of his people under the sanctions, he takes refuge at Mesocafé, a little Baghdad in West London. With their Arab, Assyrian, Jewish and Kurdish heritage, members of the Iraqi community allow him into their lives, sharing with him their stories and dreams. It is here that he meets the beautiful Bisan. Mesocafé is a Drama movie, released on 2011-10-02, runtime 104 minutes.
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Directed by
Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid
Cast
- Nasri Sayegh as Yusif
- Daphne Alexander as Bisan
- Houda Echouafni as Suad
- Andy Lucas as Ziyad
- Raad Rawi as Hushyar
- Ahlam Arab as Zaynab
- Julian Boote as Robert
- Adam Dahrouge as Peter
- Caroline Jay as Sheila Adams
- Khalid Laith as Hisham
- Zain Rasheed as Masud
- Kawa Rasul as Tawfiq
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