Mesocafé

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Nasri Sayegh

Yusif

Daphne Alexander

Bisan

Houda Echouafni

Suad

Andy Lucas

Ziyad

Raad Rawi

Hushyar

Ahlam Arab

Zaynab

Julian Boote

Robert

Adam Dahrouge

Peter

Caroline Jay

Sheila Adams

Khalid Laith

Hisham

Zain Rasheed

Masud

Kawa Rasul

Tawfiq

Eliza Power

News Reporter

Badria Timimi

Yusif's mother (voice)