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The Village Next to Paradise

2024 · 133 min

A slow, wind-swept immersion into a family's quiet resilience amid hardship, demanding patience but rewarding with raw emotional truth.

Overview
In a windy Somali village, a newly assembled family must navigate between their different aspirations and the complex world surrounding them. Love, trust and resilience will power them through their life paths.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • healing
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mo Harawe
Written by
Mo Harawe
Starring
Ahmed Ali Farah, Anab Ahmed Ibrahim, Ahmed Mohamoud Salleban, Axmed Cabdillahi Ducaale, Maxamed Xaaji Cabdi Faarax, Maxamed Axmed Maxamed, Maxamed Maxamuud Jaamac, Maxamed Xusen Xasan
Cinematography
Mostafa El Kashef
Runtime
133 min
Country
Germany, Austria, France, Somalia
Languages
Somali

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