International Panorama · 45th Edition
SAMIA
Director
Yasemin Şamdereli
Country
Italy, Germany
Language
Somali
Synopsis
Samia defies taboos by racing through the streets ofMogadishu, in a society where a woman is not supposed torun. Her passion will one day take her to the Olympic Games
Cast
Ilham MOHAMED, Fatch GHEDI, Waris DAHIR
Screenplay
Yasemin Şamdereli, Nesrin Şamdereli, Giuseppe Catozzella
Producers
Simone Catania
About the Director
Yasemin ŞamdereliBorn and raised in Dortmund, she immediately went to theUniversity of Television and Film in Munich after graduatingfrom high school. During her studies, she was an assistantdirector on two international film productions by Jackie Chan.Her graduation film, KISMET, was shown at several major filmfestivals and won the Short Tiger Award. Her first feature film,ALMANYA - WELCOME TO GERMANY, premiered at the 2011Berlinale and won numerous awards, including two Lolas forBest Screenplay and Best Documentary.
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