Somalia: The Forgotten Story (2016)

• 76%
• 2016
• Documentary
• Mohamed Dawood
• Omar Elkholy
• Abukar Awale
• Hussein Dualeh
• Mohamed Hashi Elmi

The Documentary reaches to the depth of the Somali history starting from the strong kingdoms which ruled areas far away into Africa, passing by the Portuguese raids and ending with its division into 5 colonies ruled by different European forces, leaving the people of the same race and language separated by geographical borders. The Documentary addresses the civil war and the war commanders who finished off any attempt of change coming after the Somali independence. All of which left Somalia in a condition of extreme chaos, started with the destruction of the infrastructure, the prevalence of burglaries on the private and governmental properties, and even burning massive areas of farms and buildings. Have mentioned the problems, the movie had to focus the light on the valuable attempts offered by some national organizations and symbols seeking peace and true change in resistance to occupation.