A GIRL FROM MOGADISHU is directed by Mary McGuckian & Stars Aja Naomi King, Martha Canga Antonio and Barkhad Abdi.
A GIRL FROM MOGADISHU is based on the real-life testimony of campaigner Ifrah Ahmed.
Outline: Fleeing war-torn Somalia in 2006, Ifrah Ahmed is trafficked to Ireland where a traumatic medical examination when seeking asylum reveals the extent of her mutilation as a child. Traumatized by the memory, she channels the experience into a force for change and emerges as a formidable campaigner against Female Genital Mutilation at the highest political echelons in Ireland, across Europe and finally back in the country of her birth, Somalia.
A GIRL FROM MOGADISHU is out Digitally on Friday 4th December 2020 Via Bohemia Media and other digital platforms.
