Samia

Yasemin Samdereli & Deka Mohamed (2024)

Based on the true-life story of Somalian sprinter Samia Yusuf Omar, we follow her valiant journey from a childhood in war-torn Mogadishu to the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008 and her tragic attempt to reach London 2012

Info & Credits

Directed by:

Yasemin Samdereli & Deka Mohamed

Written by:

Yasemin Samdereli, Nesrin Samdereli & Giuseppe Catozzella

Executive Producers:

Piergiuseppe Serra, Karim Cham, Danielle Turkov & Amy Shepherd

Producers:

David Herdies, Mikael Krotkiewski, Iman Ismail

 

Awards and nominations

Munich Film Festival