Samia
World Premiere

Samia

International Narrative Competition
Feature | Italy, Germany, Belgium, Sweden | 96 MINUTES | Arabic, English, Somali | English subtitles
Women, Drama, Biography, Sports

Raised in a Somalia torn asunder by civil war and extremists increasingly gaining a foothold, Samia Yusuf Omar, an assertive, independent young woman, fights to realize her dream of becoming an Olympic athlete.


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Yasemin Samdereli
Director
Yasemin Şamdereli with the collaboration of Deka Mohamed Osman
Producer
Simone Catania, Dietmar Güntsche, Anja Karina Richter, Francesca Portalupi, Michele Fornasero, Martin Rohé, Joseph Rouschop, David Herdies, Riccardo Russo, Christoph Fisser
Screenwriter
Yasemin Şamdereli, Nesrin Şamdereli, Giuseppe Catozzella
Cast
llham Mohamed Osman, Fathia Mohamed Absie, Fatah Ghedi, Elmi Rashid Elmi, Waris Dirie, Riyan Roble, Zakaria Mohamed, Kaltuma Mohamed Abdi, Mohamed Abdullah Omar, Amina Mohamed, Shukri Hassan, Armaan Haggio
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