The Somali Dervish

Centering on the revolutionary Dervish State and its influential leader, Muhammad Abdullah Hassan (the "Mad Mullah") is an epic on the grandest scale. The film follows Hassan's life from his roots as a humble mullah to a revolutionary anti-colonial leader that fought off the British Empire for more than two decades.

Country:

Somalia

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

270 minutes

Year:

1985

Director:

Abdulkadir Ahmed Said

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Company:

Wakaaladda Filimada Soomaaliyeed

Cast:

Muhammad Abdullah Hassan

Haji Suudi

Ismail Mire

Abdalla Shihiri

Richard Corfield

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