Mon, Mar 21
|Chapeltown Picture House
Peace by Chocolate: Tribute to Hatem Ali
In the last of Hatem Ali’s films, after the bombing of his father's chocolate factory, a young charming Syrian refugee struggles to settle into his new small-town life, caught between following his dream and preserving his family's legacy.
Time & Location
Mar 21, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM GMT
Chapeltown Picture House , 50 Red Bank, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M4 4HF, UK
About the Event
2021, 96 min, Arabic, English, Subtitles in English
After the bombing of his father's chocolate factory, a charming young Syrian refugee struggles to settle into his new small-town life, caught between following his dream and preserving his family's legacy.
In this UK premiere, we invite you to join us in paying tribute to Hatem Ali, an influential filmmaker, writer, and actor who passed away in exile in December 2020 at the age of 58. This film is his last work.
Director: Jonathan Keijser
Writers: Jonathan Keijser & Abdul Malik
Stars: Hatem Ali, Ayham Abou Ammar, and Yara Sabri