Bufis - Daydreamers

Mahad Ahmed, Vincenzo Cavallo

year of production

2023

synopsis

Many Somali refugees dream of a better life in the US. In order to get there, they have to cheat American authorieties in an unprecedented way. But isn’t a life in freedom worth the biggest scam of all times?

production

unafilm / Titus Kreyenberg

in co-production with

CVP, Red Sea Film Festival Foundation

cast

Ilmi Ahmed, Ali Buul, Zeitun Salat, Gure Sayid, Mohamud Fidle, Shazmin Ali, Hodan Mohamed, Abdirizak Maalim, Mariam Ibrahim, Rand Pearson, Qassim Mohamed

financiers

BKM, World Cinema Fund, Red Sea Fund

sales

Rushlake Media

german distribution

tbc

world premiere

tbc

festivals and awards

Venice Gap-Financing Market
2022