Synopsis
Samia Yusuf Omar is just 9 years old when she discovers her special talent: she is faster than all the other boys and girls. With her friend Ali, who is the same age, she has the goal to earn real money with running and become famous. The children make a pact: Ali becomes Samia's coach. With his help, Samia is to become a real champion. But the ongoing civil war makes life in Mogadishu increasingly difficult...
Ratings
TMDB7.5/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Yasemin SamdereliDirector
- Nesrin SamdereliWriter
- Yasemin SamdereliWriter
- Rodrigo D'ErasmoOriginal Music Composer
- Giuseppe CatozzellaScreenplay
Cast
- Ilham Mohamed OsmanSamia
- Elmi Rashid ElmiAli
- Fatah GhediYusuf
- Fathia Mohamed AbsieAyaan
- Riyan RobleSamia (young)
- Zakaria MohammedAli (young)
- Kaltuma Mohamed AbdiMiriam
- Waris DirieSaado Abdullahi
- Shukri HassanHodan (young)
- Armaan HaggioYassin-Ahmed
- Mohamed OmarSaid
- Amina OmarHodan
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Themes
civil warsomaliasomaliyoung girlrunningsamia yusuf omarsamiasamiya