Halal Daddy

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

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 (2017-06-26) (Edinburgh)
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	France Ireland Germany
Language	English

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

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

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]