THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe is part of the UN CERTAIN REGARD selection at the 77th Cannes festival (May 14 to
25).
Mo Harawe’s feature debut is starring Axmed Cali Faarax, Canab Axmed Ibraahin, Axmed Maxamuud Saleebaan
THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE was produced by Austrian producers Sabine Moser & Oliver Neumann of FreibeuterFilm
in collaboration with Kazak Production (FR), NiKo Film (DE), Maanmaal ACC (SO)
World sales: Totem Films
THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE is a highly anticipated projet. From its early development stage, the film attracted international
interest:
It won the Atlas Post-Production Prize at the Marrakech IFF last autumn and was selected at the Locarno Alliance 4 Development
Platform and awarded with the Alphapanda Market Breakout Award in 2022.
Mo Harawe is the director of the internationally acclaimed short film WILL MY PARENTS COME TO SEE ME, winner of Grand Prix
at the Clermont-Ferrand festival, the most prestigious short film prize worldwide.
