(120 words)
Coffee & Allah is a film about a young Muslim
woman’s appetite for coffee, Islam and a good game
of badminton. When Oromo Ethiopian Abeba
Mohammed moves to suburban Mt Albert to unite
with her sister under the refugee family reunion
quota, she has nothing but her faith in Allah, a taste
for Ethiopian coffee, and a zest for life to sustain
her. From behind her purdah, and no knowledge of
English, Abeba struggles to make a connection with
the people of her new homeland. Nonu, a Samoan
barrista at the local coffee shop takes a shine to
her. But, the cultural chasm separating them seems
unbridgeable until one afternoon, a spontaneous
game of badminton with an unknown neighbour
ultimately leads Abeba to accept Nonu’s gift of
friendship.
(90 words)
Coffee & Allah is a film about an Ethiopian Muslim
woman’s appetite for coffee, Islam and a good game
of badminton. Abeba Mohammed a recent refugee
in New Zealand has her faith in Allah, a taste for
Ethiopian coffee, and a zest for life to sustain her.
Despite her purdah, Nonu, a Samoan barrista at the
local coffee shop takes a shine to her. The cultural
chasm separating them seems unbridgeable until one
afternoon, when a spontaneous game of badminton
ultimately leads Abeba to accept Nonu’s gift of
friendship.
(65 words)
Coffee & Allah is a film about Abeba Mohammed’s
appetite for coffee, Islam and a good game of
badminton. As a recent refugee in New Zealand
with no English and a veil to cloak her difference, she
has little chance of connecting with others around
her. Until one day when a spontaneous game of
badminton leads Abeba to accept a gift of friendship.
(20 words)
Coffee & Allah is a film about an Ethiopian Muslim
woman’s appetite for coffee, Islam and a good game
of badminton.
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