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Village Next to Paradise, The

The Village Next to Paradise (2024)

Drama | 100 minutes
2,64 7 votes
2 comments

Genre: Drama

Duration: 100 minuten

Country: France / Austria

Directed by: Mo Harawe

Stars: Axmen Cali Faarax, Canab Axmed Ibraahin and Ahmed Mohamoud Salleban

IMDb score: 6,6 (367)

Releasedate: 21 May 2024

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The Village Next to Paradise plot

Single Mamargade is raising his son Cigaal in Somalia and combines multiple jobs to make ends meet. Since her marriage has fallen apart, his sister Araweelo has been living with them. This leaves brother and sister stuck with each other, although there is a certain amount of trust between them. The new blended family lives in a country that is struggling with political unrest, natural disasters and a colonial past.

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Ahmed Ali Farah Ahmed Ali Farah

Anab Ahmed Ibrahim Anab Ahmed Ibrahim

Ahmed Mohamoud Salleban Ahmed Mohamoud Salleban

Cigaal

Axmen Cali Faarax Axmen Cali Faarax

Mamargade

Canab Axmed Ibraahin Canab Axmed Ibraahin

Araweelo

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avatar van mrklm

mrklm

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27 June 2025 at 09:04

Soporifically slow and extremely woodenly acted drama about three members of a Somali family from the village of Paradise. Mamargade [Ahmed Ali Farah] is a jack-of-all-trades who digs graves, transports animals and smuggles goods across the border. He is the foster father of Cigaal [Ahmed Mohamoud Salleban] who has to go to a boarding school in a village further away after the local primary school closes due to financial shortages. Finally, there is Mamargade's sister Araweelo [Ana Ahmed Ibrahim] who discovers how difficult it is to set up a shop as an unmarried woman. The windy locations make for some nice pictures, but it is a long wait for something that resembles a story.

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Hannibal

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17 October 2025 at 13:55

It was really nice to see a completely Somali-spoken film. It's a rather slow film with a series of somewhat disjointed scenes. The acting feels a bit unnatural, but I didn't find it distracting. Beautifully filmed.

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