Synopsis
After the bombing of his father's chocolate factory, a young Syrian refugee struggles to settle into his new Canadian small-town life, caught between following his dream and preserving his family's chocolate-making legacy. Based on the incredible true story.
Peace by Chocolate (2021) is a 1h 37min comedy feature film by Jonathan Keijser. After the bombing of his father's chocolate factory, a young Syrian refugee struggles to settle into his new Canadian...
Key facts
Cast
Hatem Ali, Ayham Abou Ammar, Yara Sabri, Mark Camacho, Najlaa Al Khamri, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Mark Hachem, Alika Autran
Original language
English
First release
June 17, 2021 (Canada)
Crew
Screenplay
Abdul Malik, Jonathan Keijser
Producer
Catherine Léger, Jonathan Keijser, Kathy Wolf, Martin Paul-Hus
Cinematography
Benoit Beaulieu
Music
David Bertok
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Classification date
April 25, 2022
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Milwaukee International Film Festival 2022 generic
- Cairo International Film Festival 2021 generic
- Calgary International Film Festival 2021 generic
- Tribeca Film Festival 2021 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | June 17, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | June 17, 2021 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 29, 2022 |
| Streaming | United Kingdom | May 15, 2023 |
| Streaming | Brazil | January 10, 2024 |
| Streaming | South Korea | October 19, 2026 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 12 |
Full credits
| Director | Jonathan Keijser |
| Cast | Hatem Ali (Issam), Ayham Abou Ammar (Tareq), Yara Sabri (Shahnaz), Mark Camacho (Frank), Najlaa Al Khamri (Alaa), Kathryn Kirkpatrick (Zariah), Mark Hachem (Nadim), Alika Autran (Kelly), Laurent Pitre (Liam), Cary Lawrence (Heather), Eric Davis (Jim), Clauter Alexandre (Pierre), Sean Kovacs (Officer Adams), Michel Perron (Barry), Aalia Adam (News Reporter), Paul Van Dyck (Postman), Justin Trudeau (Himself), Lois Dellar (Christine), Arthur Holden (Health Inspector), Sid Michailidis (Sanjay), Sarah Levesque (Hayley), Dawn Ford (Laura), Emily Lê (Nora), Harper Salis (Sena), Domenic Di Rosa (Cole), Ibrahim Dali (Son), Ambrosio De Luca (Patient) |
| Screenplay | Abdul Malik, Jonathan Keijser |
| Producer | Catherine Léger, Jonathan Keijser, Kathy Wolf, Martin Paul-Hus |
| Executive producer | Chadi Dali |
| Cinematography | Benoit Beaulieu |
| Music | David Bertok |
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q108084097 |
| IMDb | tt11236228 |
| TMDB | 681478 |
| MCC Québec | 431585 |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
