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film > SAMIA (Non dirmi che hai paura)

samia

The second film in the series From Page to Screen is Non dirmi che hai paura (Samia), the true story of Samia Yusuf Omar, a young Somali athlete boldly moving towards her future and becoming a symbol in the fight for freedom and women’s rights worldwide. Samia defies taboos by racing through the streets of Mogadishu, in a society where a woman is not supposed to run. Her passion will one day take her to the Olympic Games.

Based on the 2014 eponymous novel by Giuseppe Catozzella.

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Director: Yasemin Samdereli
Italy/Germany/Belgium | 2024 | Drama | 102 min
Cast: llham Mohamed Osman, Fathia Mohamed Absie, Fatah Ghedi, Elmi Rashid Elmi, Waris Dirie, Riyan Roble, Zakaria Mohamed
In Somali and English, with English subtitles

Event open to the public | Registration required

 

 

  • Organized by: Istituto Italiano di Cultura San Francisco