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Mesocafé
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Mesocafé

2011-10-02 · 104 min · Not rated

Drama

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.

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Directors
Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid
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Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Nasri SayeghNasri SayeghYusif
Daphne AlexanderDaphne AlexanderBisan
Houda EchouafniHouda EchouafniSuad
Andy LucasAndy LucasZiyad
Raad RawiRaad RawiHushyar
Ahlam ArabZaynab
Julian BooteRobert
Adam DahrougePeter
Caroline JaySheila Adams
Khalid LaithKhalid LaithHisham
Zain RasheedMasud
Kawa RasulTawfiq
Eliza PowerNews Reporter
Badria TimimiYusif's mother (voice)

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