Samia (2024)
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...
- Released
- 2024-09-19
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Yasemin Samdereli, Giuseppe Catozzella
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 from 14 votes
Cast
- Ilham Mohamed Osman as Samia
- Elmi Rashid Elmi as Ali
- Fatah Ghedi as Yusuf
- Fathia Mohamed Absie as Ayaan
- Riyan Roble as Samia (young)
- Zakaria Mohammed as Ali (young)
- Kaltuma Mohamed Abdi as Miriam
- Waris Dirie as Saado Abdullahi
- Shukri Hassan as Hodan (young)
- Armaan Haggio as Yassin-Ahmed
- Mohamed Omar as Said
- Amina Omar as Hodan