Mesocafé

Mesocafé

104 mins | Drama | Oct. 2, 2011

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

104 mins | Drama | Oct. 2, 2011

Mesocafé
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.
Producers
Original title Mesocafé
Directors Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid
Writers 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

Eliza Power

as News Reporter