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The Village Next to Paradise

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In a windy Somali village, a newly assembled family must navigate between their different aspirations and the complex world surrounding them. Love, trust and resilience will power them through their life paths.

Critics Reviews

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Murtada Elfadl Variety 05/30/2024
In building these characters’ world -- the fanciful, the childish and the realistic alike -- Harawe makes a film that quietly seeps into the audience’s consciousness and lingers. Go to Full Review Lovia Gyarkye The Hollywood Reporter 05/24/2024
The Village Next to Paradise orients itself around a quiet optimism and surprising humor that mirror real life. There are moments throughout that serve as a reminder that even in places where death feels close, hope for tomorrow is still alive. Go to Full Review Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com 05/24/2024
This story of fatherhood and personal sacrifice is a thoughtfully conceived portrait of the sincerity happening in Somalia beyond the headlines. Go to Full Review Wael Khairy The Cairo Scene 07/07/2024
While the cinematography and the performances were impressive, they could not fully compensate for the film's pacing and narrative structure. Go to Full Review Conor Truax In Review Online 05/27/2024
Mo Harawe’s The Village Next to Paradise is both a timely and timeless approach to removing these barriers of image-laden, simplistic communication with a nuanced portrait of an unconventional family in a desolate coastal Somali town. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Mo Harawe

Director

Ahmed Ali Farah

Mamargade

Anab Ahmed Ibrahim

Araweelo

Ahmed Mohamud Saleban

Cigaal

Mo Harawe

Screenwriter

Mo Harawe

Producer

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The Village Next to Paradise

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Movie Info

Synopsis In a windy Somali village, a newly assembled family must navigate between their different aspirations and the complex world surrounding them. Love, trust and resilience will power them through their life paths.
Director
Mo Harawe
Producer
Mo Harawe, Nicole Gerhards, Sabine Moser, Oliver Neumann
Screenwriter
Mo Harawe
Production Co
FreibeuterFilm, Kazak Productions, NiKo Film, Maanmaal ACC
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Somali
Runtime
2h 12m