FILM: MESOCAFE
Organisation: Raindance Film Festival
Time: 02 October 2011 12:00pm -
Place: Apollo Cinema Piccadilly Circus, 19 Lower Regent Street, London SW1Y 4LR
Raindance Film Festival Presents
World Premiere of Mesocafe
Written, produced and directed by Iraqi born Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid, this film, which won Best Micro Budget Feature at Raindance, tells the story of an underground blogger's arrival in London to campaign against UN Sanctions on Iraq. Falling in love is not part of the plan.
Synopsis: 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.
Sunday 2 October 2011 | 12:00
Apollo Cinema Piccadilly Circus
19 Lower Regent Street
London
SW1Y 4LR
Tickets: £10 | Call 08071 2206000 or book online