---
title: 'A Girl from Mogadishu (2019)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mary McGuckian'
released: '2019-01-01'
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-girl-from-mogadishu-2019'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7552790/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Girl from Mogadishu (2019)

2019 · History · Belgium


## Synopsis

A Girl from Mogadishu is an Irish-Belgian film. It is a somewhat fictionalized story based on the testimony of Ifrah Ahmed, who having escaped war-torn Somalia, emerged as one of the world’s foremost international activists against gender-based violence. Filming in Belgium commenced October 18, 2017 and was completed in Ireland and Morocco. The film stars Aja Naomi King as Ifrah, Martha Canga Antonio, Barkhad Abdi, and Maryam Mursals. Winner of the 2020 Cinema for Peace Women's Empowerment Award.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mary McGuckian](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-mcguckian)

## Cast

- [Aja Naomi King](https://cinepixo.com/people/aja-naomi-king)

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