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Mogadishu, Minnesota

2016

A tense, sorrowful family drama that sits heavily with you, following a household pulled between two worlds.

Overview
A drama about a Somali family living in Minneapolis.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • immigration
  • isolation
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
K'naan
Written by
K'naan
Starring
Thea Sofie Loch Næss, K.C. Collins, Liya Kebede, Elvis Nolasco, Rif Hutton, Yusra Warsama, Joseph Bezenek, Ezana Alem
Cinematography
Quyen Tran
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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