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Neighbour Abdi

Film

Neighbour Abdi

7.9

0h 29m

2022

Synopsis

How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi is furniture designer and support worker. He reenacts his life, marked by war and criminality, with the help of his neighbor and filmmaker Douwe. By means of playful reconstructions in a special effects studio, Abdi and Douwe embark on a candid and investigative journey through a painful history, focusing on the creative process throughout.

Director

Douwe Dijkstra

Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Douwe Dijkstra

as self

Abdiwahab Ali

as self

Ahmed Dualeh

Sharif Nuur

as Young Abdi

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