‘If today, doomsday comes, only Somalia will survive,’ says director of ‘The Village Next to Paradise’

[Deeq A.]

Somali director Mo Harawe delivers a sensitive ode to family and resilience in his long feature debut ‘The Village Next to Paradise’ (2024) which saw its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard competition in the Cannes Film Festival, making history as the first Somali film to be screened at the prestigious event.

Source: Hiiraan Online