Mesocafé

  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 104 min
  • Premiere: 2011. October 2.

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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Raad Rawi

Hushyar

Ahlam Arab

Zaynab

Caroline Jay

Sheila Adams

Kawa Rasul

Tawfiq

Eliza Power

News Reporter

Badria Timimi

Yusif's mother (voice)

Camera

Alessio Valori

Director of Photography

Directing

Editing

Production

Paul Hills

Executive Producer

Sound

Natalie Holt

Original Music Composer

Writing