Somali Movies

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo...

Patrolman Loyan tries to find his place in the new police department while keeping his friend Warsame, newly released from prison, on the right...

When Finnish-Somalian Mustafe discovers his ancestors’ land in the horn of Africa is full of copper and gold, he decides to swap his...

A 15-year-old Somalian boy meets a 40-year-old Iranian man in a refugee camp in Skåne, in the south of Sweden. With the threat of deportation...

Abdul & Hamza, two Somali immigrants, are hiding in an abandoned house near Serbo-Romanian border.

Tells the true story of Ramla Ali, who fled Somalia with her family as a young girl, seeking asylum in London from the civil war. As a teenager, she...

The make or break story of a Somali-Australian refugee who went back to where he came from to do battle with ruthless pirates and Islamic militants -...

A colourful, upbeat tale from Vollsmose about the resourceful and funky hairdresser Qasim, who instils dignity, inspiration and hope in young people...

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...

Here in Toronto, four young Somali refugees are finishing high school. What did they bring with them? What did they find in Canada? Their...

Exposing piracy in Somalia from the inside out, The Pirates Tapes follows Mohamed Ashareh, a young Somali-Canadian, as he travels to Somalia in hopes...

Amidst a global exodus from earth, two brothers must confront their differences about leaving their home forever.

Somalia's first full-length feature film.