SYNOPSIS
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.
BIOFILMOGRAPHY
Mo Harawe is a Somali/Austrian writer and director born in Mogadishu. He studied 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), Will My Parents Come to See Me (2022), Grand Prix at both Clermont-Ferrand and German LOLA and Austrian Film Award for Best Short Film in 2023.