Yasemin Şamdereli 

Somalia, Germany, Italy, Belgium

About the Film

The film is based on the true story of Somali athlete Samia Yusuf Omar, the determined young woman who boldly pursues her future to become an Olympic runner and a symbol of freedom and women’s rights worldwide.

Year: 2024

Runtime: 102 min

Director: Yasemin Şamdereli

Writers: Yasemin Şamdereli, Nesrin Şamdereli, Giuseppe Catozzella

Cinematography: Florian Berutti

Sound: Antoine Vandendriessche

Editor: Mechthild Barth

Producers: Simone Catania, Indyca

Cast: Waris Dirie, Fathia Absie, Ilham Mohamed Osman, Fatah Ghedi, Riyan Roble

Yasemin Şamdereli is a German actress, screenwriter, and director of Kurdish origin. She graduated from the University of Television and Film in Munich. Her graduation film Kismet was presented at several film festivals and won the Short Tiger Award. She served as assistant director on two Jackie Chan films, as well as the Turkish TV feature Turkish for Beginners (2012). She also directed the comedy-drama Almanya: Welcome to Germany, which won 12 awards, including German Film of the Year (2011).