A Girl from Mogadishu (2019)

Directed by

Mary McGuckian

Genre

biographical film

Country

Belgium

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

15

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman escapes war in Somalia and becomes a global activist against gender-based violence. The film follows her journey from surviving trauma to speaking out on the world stage.

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What happens

A Girl from Mogadishu is an Irish-Belgian film. It is a somewhat fictionalized story based on the testimony of Ifrah Ahmed, who having escaped war-torn Somalia, emerged as one of the world’s foremost international activists against gender-based violence. Filming in Belgium commenced October 18, 2017 and was completed in Ireland and Morocco. The film stars Aja Naomi King as Ifrah, Martha Canga Antonio, Barkhad Abdi, and Maryam Mursals. Winner of the 2020 Cinema for Peace Women's Empowerment Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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