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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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