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The true story of an exceptional runner fleeing hardship but daring to dream. Based on the novel "Don't Tell Me You're Afraid" by Giuseppe Catozzella
At the age of nine, Samia Yusuf Omar discovers that she can run faster than anyone else. She and her best friend Ali hatch a plan to use this talent to become rich and famous. But then civil war breaks out in Somalia and things are no longer the same. Samia won’t let this stop her, however. She continues her race to the top, both in her home country and in exile.
Calendar
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(only P&I)City 1
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After the film: Q&A with Yasemin Şamdereli and team
Gloria Palast -
After the film: Q&A with Yasemin Şamdereli
ASTOR Astor Kino
Meet the director
Yasemin Şamdereli, in collaboration with Deka Mohamed Osman
Yasemin Şamdereli directed the TV movies ALLES GETÜRKT! (2002) and ICH CHEF, DU NIX (2007). She was a co-writer for the series TÜRKISCH FÜR ANFÄNGER (2006–2008). Her first motion picture was the award-winning comedy ALMANYA: WELCOME TO GERMANY (2011). She was an assistant director on international productions by Jackie Chan, Teddy Chan, and Stanley Tong.