Alia is a young Egyptian screenwriter who has chosen to live in
London. When his money runs out, he is evicted from his lodgings
and risks being deported as his visa is about to expire. As he
moves from one short-term squat to another, Alia meets a bizarre
collection of individuals and soon discovers the real face of
London.
Cast: Flaminia Cinque (Margreta),
Saïd Taghmaoui (Ali),
Karim Belkhadra (Ahmed),
Maureen O'Farrell (Belly Dancer),
Rupert Graves (Mark),
Clémentine Célarié (Vivienne),
Nayef Rashed (Naief),
Badia Obaid (Ali's Mother),
Ramadan Nahyar (Ali's Sister),
Adam El Hagar (Ali's Brother),
Sahar Gadel-Kareem (Ali's Young Sister),
Louis Hammond (Pedro),
Anna Massey (Sarah Stevenson),
Shobu Kapoor (Home Office Official),
Chris Langham (Mr. Paul),
Juliette Lewis (Linda),
Christopher Simon (Dick),
Kevin Wainwright (Sean),
Felix Dexter (Policeman 1),
Simon Macallum (Policeman 2)
Country: France / UK
Language: English / Arabic / French / Spanish
Support: Color
Runtime: 98 min
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