Mesocafé

(2011)

★ 8.2 IMDb · 18 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2011

Runtime: 104 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid

Cast: Nasri Sayegh, Дафна Александр, Houda Echouafni, Энди Лукас, Raad Rawi, Ahlam Arab, Julian Boote, Adam Dahrouge, Caroline Jay, Khalid Laith

Plot

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.