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Kerry Fox, Ken Bones, Daniel Adegboyega, Hazel O'Connor, Maxim Mehmet, Helen Bradbury, Shervin Alenabi, Christian Skibinski, Farid Elouardi (plus)Résumés(1)
Un écrivain raté, une femme qui se cache, un informaticien gay sans papiers: tous se rencontrent dans un café irakien de Londres. Incité par un cheikh radical, le neveu de l’écrivain les agresse et bouleverse leur vie. (Locarno Festival)
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The director clearly aims to provoke with some pretty bold scenes that would definitely get him in serious trouble in certain Arab countries. It’s a shame, though, that he presents it all in such a detached, cold way, without really letting us connect emotionally to the characters (with a few exceptions). The ending left me feeling a bit more hopeful about the future of the Arab world. Who knows, maybe one day Baghdad will be a hotspot for weekend getaways... :)
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A decent film about Arabs living in London. It focuses on a family where one member is homosexual and the other converts to Islamic extremism under the guidance of a nasty sheikh. The film progresses at a slower pace, but the characters are engaging and the finale is quite intense and properly thrilling. Story***, Action>No, Humor>No, Violence*, Entertainment***, Music***, Visuals***, Atmosphere***, Tension***. 6/10.
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