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2019 | DIRECTED BY MARY MCGUCKIAN

A Girl From Mogadishu

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Movie Stats
Year
2019
Runtime
 113 minutes (1 hr 53 mins)
Select Cast
Aja Naomi King
Barkhad Abdi
Martha Canga Antonio
Luke Spencer Roberts
Orla Brady
Maryam Mursal
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
13th Apr 2022
Last viewed:
4th Jul 2025
Total views:
21
Release Dates
Ireland release date
 Ireland
22nd February 2019
6 years 10 months 1 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £4.5 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
626 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 28th Jun '19
  • Debut box office: 4th Dec '20
  • Debut position: 23
  • Highest position: 23
  • Debut gross: £4.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
mary mcguckian Mary McGuckian
Starring
Aja Naomi KingIfrah Ahmed
Barkhad AbdiHassan
Martha Canga AntonioAmala
Luke Spencer RobertsNGO Rep
Orla BradyEmer Costello
Maryam MursalGrandmother
Stanley TownsendJoe Costello
Pauline McLynnSocial Worker
Hamse AbdiFlight Attendant
Hussein AbdiUncle
Mahamed Warsame AbdirabiMilitia Man 2
Ifrah AhmedFashion Show Model 3
Mohamed Abdillahi BahdonAmin I
Samira BenaliCheck-in Attendant
Ayantu BoulangerAsha
Niall BuggyMichael D. Higgins
Emer BurtonNurse 2
Alem Tsehai CauchyAuntie
Yomiko ChenFashion Show Model 1
Abdurahman Ahmed EgalTrafficker
Laurence FalconerIntern
Mohamed Abdirizak FarahMilitia Man 4
Sharmarke Abdirizak FarahAmin II
Chris FitzpatrickDoctor (M)
Kwaku FortuneReceptionist
Papa Ngone GadiagaGlaring Man
Sallay GarnettChair of AWOI
Natalia K. GraceNatalie
Howa Ahmed HassanScreaming Woman
Malaika HerradorLittle Ifrah
Adrian HudsonGarda at Passport Control
Hani Hassan HusseinSecond Best Friend
Clovis KasandaPresident of Somalia
Pat KennySelf
Lucie LaruelleMarriam
Mark LawrenceIntern 2
Sammy LeslieNGO Paper Pusher
Abdiwali Ali MahmoudBrother
Irma MaliFashion Show Model 2
Gwynne McElveenUnicef Representive
Bryan McMahonSelf
Kudun MusseInterpreter
Ken NdiayeFather
Christian NtirandekuraBusinessman
Aidan OHareInstructor
Maggie O'KaneCatherine Riley
Enda OatesGarda at Leinster House
Hassan Abdulqadir OmarMilitia Man 1
Mohamed Yusuf Hasan OmarEthiopian Bus Driver
Nehdee OzoaniFashion Show Model 4
Andre PasquasyGerman Police Officer
Fintan PhelanDublin Taxi Driver
Taylor RodigieFashion Show Model 5
Petrina RyanDoctor (F)
Ahmadey SalaadSomalian Bus Driver
Abdiasis Ali SaladMilitia Man 3
Alan ShatterSelf
Soumaya Ali SiragueLima
Helen SteeleSelf
Alex TothFashion Guest
Sophie Jo WassonTea Lady
Daniela WeerasingheFashion Show Model 6
David WurawaHealth Minister
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2019-02-22
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
23
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
1
Total UK Gross:
£4,451
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
A Girl From Mogadishu
4 Dec 2020
23N
£4,451
£4,451

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
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Genres
Drama
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Popular in these countries
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  • Hong Kong Hong Kong
  • Russia Russia
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Brazil Brazil
News from around the web
A Girl from Mogadishu  filmreviewdaily.com Wed, 3rd September 2025

Ifrah Ahmed  UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency Sun, 11th May 2025

A Girl from Mogadishu review – tragedy and joy in a daring escape  The Guardian Wed, 2nd December 2020

Film review: A Girl from Mogadishu  The Times Sun, 6th December 2020

A Girl from Mogadishu the story of a new Irish hero  RTE.ie Fri, 4th December 2020

How Ifrah Ahmed, the girl from Mogadishu, took her FGM story to the world  The Guardian Sun, 7th July 2019

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