THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE / СЕЛИЩЕ ПОБЛИЗУ РАЮ

Leonid Nefedovich
Sep 25
1 min read

2024 / 132' / feature / Austria, Germany, France, Somalia

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.

Screenings schedule:

September 29, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the Zhovten Cinema, Hegemon Hall

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DIRECTOR - MO HARAWE

Biography

Mo Harawe is a Somali/Austrian writer and director born in Mogadishu. He has been studying Visual Communication and Film at Kunsthochschule Kassel. The Village Next to Paradise is his debut feature film, following his acclaimed short films Life on the Horn (2022) that earned a Special Mention at Locarno International Film Festival, while Will My Parents Come to See Me (2022) was nominated for the European Film Award, won the Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand as well as German LOLA and Austrian Film Award for Best Short Film in 2023.

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