Halal Daddy

Halal Daddy
Halal Daddy
Directed by	Conor McDermottroe
Screenplay by	Conor McDermottroe; Mark O'Halloran
Produced by	Hermann Florin; Ailish McElmeel;
Starring	Sarah Bolger; Colm Meaney; David Kross; Art Malik
Cinematography	Mel Griffith
Edited by	Alexander Dittner; Constantin von Seld
Music by	Matthias Weber
Release date	June 26, 2017 (Edinburgh);
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	France; Ireland; Germany
Language	English

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 abbatoir into a halal butcher's.

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 33% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[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 Ireland gave the film four stars out of five.^[5] Donald Clarke of The Irish Times gave it three stars out of five.^[6]

References[]

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

External links[]

Halal Daddy at IMDb
Halal Daddy at Rotten Tomatoes

[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 1 July 2018.

[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 Ireland. 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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