Mogadishu Soldier

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A camera in the hands of African Union soldiers in Mogadishu, Somalia, captures the war on the jihadist militants in Al-Shabaab.

Since 2006, the radical Islamists of Al-Shabaab have been fighting to overthrow the Somali government. Under the UN flag, the African Union is now engaged in a peacekeeping mission (AMISOM), with soldiers from Burundi and Uganda. These troops are fighting Al-Shabaab in the center of Mogadishu, Somalia's capital city, with a population of two million. Documentary filmmaker Torstein Grude gave two African Union soldiers a camera with instructions to film whatever they felt was important. For an entire year, they documented diverse aspects of warfare, from firefights in trenches and life on the base to the dead and wounded lying in the streets. They also filmed conversations with local people hoping for food and water, soldiers fantasizing about women, and the arrival of an embedded journalist. War is shown to be banal and chaotic, with periods of boredom and instances of both compassion and gross inhumanity. Taken from no fewer than 523 tapes, this compilation gives an honest and sometimes revealing glimpse behind the scenes of war.—IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam)

MOGADISHU SOLDIER is a raw and unfiltered exploration of life in the Somalian war zone as seen by two Burundian soldiers. The fighting is taking place in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, a city of 2 million people. Somalia is abandoned by relief organizations, NGOs and the press, as deployment there is extremely dangerous. The two soldiers have been given a camera by the film's director, and commence to deliver a steady flow of extraordinary material. MOGADISHU SOLDIER offers an unsentimental and truly unique view into the fight against the jihadist militants in Al-Shabaab.—Piraya Film

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Keywords
  • africa
  • camera
  • somalia
  • mogadishu
  • al shabab
Genres
  • War
  • Documentary
Release date Nov 18, 2016
Countries of origin Finland Norway Denmark Somalia
Official sites Official site Piraya Film AS
Language English French Somali Swahili Kirundi
Filming locations Mogadishu, Somalia
Production companies Sveriges Television (SVT) Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK) Piraya Film

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Budget $8000000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 24m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo 6-Track Stereo
Aspect ratio 16:9 HD

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