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FEATURE FILMS COMPETITION
Samia
Samia wishes she could compete in the Olympics. But to pursue her dream, she has to fight against the constraints of a country where women’s liberties are shrinking, where running is forbidden, and where she has to leave her life to become who she wants to be…
Samia defies taboos by running in the streets of Mogadishu, in a society where women are not supposed to run. Her tenacity will end up taking her to the Olympics.