Halal Daddy

2017 Irish-French film
  • Hermann Florin
  • Ailish McElmeel
StarringSarah Bolger
Colm Meaney
David Kross
Art MalikCinematographyMel GriffithEdited byAlexander Dittner
Constantin von SeldMusic byMatthias Weber
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95 minutesCountriesFrance
Ireland
GermanyLanguageEnglish

Halal Daddy is a 2017 Irish-German-French comedy film featuring Sarah Bolger, Colm Meaney, David Kross and Art Malik.[1]

Plot

Raghdan Aziz, a young British-Indian Muslim man, has moved out of his strict parents' home in Bradford, England to live with his aunt and uncle in Sligo, Ireland. He enjoys spending time with his girlfriend Maeve and his two best friends Derek and Omar. Then his father Amir arrives, with a plan to turn a local abattoir into a halal butcher's shop.

Cast

  • Nikesh Patel as Raghdan Aziz
  • Sarah Bolger as Maeve Logan
  • Colm Meaney as Martin Logan
  • Art Malik as Amir Aziz
  • David Kross as Jasper
  • Jerry Iwu as Neville
  • Paul Tylak as Jamal Aziz
  • Deirdre O'Kane as Doreen Murphy
  • Stephen Cromwell as Derek
  • Mark O'Halloran as Omar

Reception

The film has a 43% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews, with an average rating of 6/10.[2] Paul Whitington of the Irish Independent awarded the film two stars.[3] Hilary A. White of the Sunday Independent awarded it three stars.[4] Sarah McIntyre of RTÉ.ie gave the film four stars out of five.[5] Donald Clarke of The Irish Times gave it three stars out of five.[6]

References

  1. ^ Young, Neil (11 July 2017). "'Halal Daddy': Film Review; Edinburgh 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Halal Daddy". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  3. ^ Whitington, Paul (1 July 2017). "Movie reviews: Baby Driver, Halal Daddy, A Man Called Ove, Risk". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  4. ^ White, Hilary A. (3 July 2017). "Film review - Baby Driver: Foxx stands out amongst the cast". Sunday Independent (Ireland). Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  5. ^ McIntyre, Sarah (4 July 2017). "Halal Daddy is the feelgood Irish movie of the summer". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  6. ^ Clarke, Donald (29 June 2017). "An Irish comedy about a Muslim abattoir? Pull the other one". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

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