Completed - ENGLISH - Comedy - 95 minutes
While managing a run down abattoir, young Muslim Raghdan Aziz stumbles through cultural chaos and generational conflicts, dealing with enraged fathers, stoned buddies and an alleged ex-lover of his girlfriend.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Conor MCDERMOTTROE Writer(s) : Conor MCDERMOTTROE, Mark O'HALLORAN Cast : Colm MEANEY, Deirdre O'KANE, Sarah BOLGER, Art MALIK , Nikesh PATEL, David KROSS, Paul TYLAK, Jerry IWU, Stephen CROMWELL Producer(s) : Hermann FLORIN, Ailish MCELMEEL
Raghdan Aziz, a young man of British-Indian Muslim heritage, is happy in hisnew home on the west coast of Ireland. This beach-fronted retreat is the perfectgetaway from his controlling father. He has escaped the burden of his legacyand discovered a new sense of community. Living with his adoring aunt anduncle, Raghdan hangs out with his surf buddies Derek and Neville and hasmapped out a future with girlfriend, Maeve Logan.On Raghdan's 21st birthday, his father Amir arrives from England with the giftof a run-down meat factory. How will Raghdan cope with this poisoned chaliceof a present - a career opportunity that he never wanted?Can he resolve differences with Maeve's uppity father, Martin? Can he heal thegrowing rift between himself and Maeve and overcome a potential love rival inthe form of Jasper? What happens when the community, that had accepted himas one of its own, turns against him?HALAL DADDY is a fish out of water story about a loveable outsider facedwith a unique set of needs, wants and desires. This culture clash comedyexplores integration in a multicultural world and the universal challenge we allface at some point in our lives. When bridges crumble between ourselves andour parents or partners, will we have the fortitude to rebuild them?
Country(ies) : IRELAND, FRANCE
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