| A Girl from Mogadishu | |
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 Production Still Copyright Seamus Murphy for Pembridge Film Productions Limited All Rights Reserved | |
| Directed by | Mary McGuckian |
| Screenplay by | Mary McGuckian |
| Produced by | Mary McGuckian Adrian Politowski |
| Starring | Aja Naomi King Barkhad Abdi |
| Cinematography | Michael Lavelle |
| Edited by | Sarah Kian, Sylvie Landra, Mairead McIvor, Gareth Nolan, Janet Twomey |
| Music by | Nitin Sawhney |
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| Countries | Ireland Belgium |
| Language | English |
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.
- ^ "Dublin International Film Fest to world premiere of a Girl from Mogadishu". 6 February 2019.