Poland / Oct 06, 2023 / Warsaw Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
When the US embassy opens the green card lottery visa, Assad writes hundreds of stories about imaginary families running away from the war and submits them. When one of the stories is accepted, Kamal, a repatriated Somali-American, helps him to find the right characters for the embassy interviews. The two have sent hundreds of fake families to the US but now their scam is about to be discovered.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Abdirizak Maalim | Fuad |
| Mariam Ibrahim | Jamila |
| Rand Pearson | Mr. Smith |
| Ainea Ojiambo | Police officer |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Bufis |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Somali, Kiswahili |
| Production countries | Germany, Kenya |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | unafilm, Cultural Video Production |
| Official site | bufisthemovie.com |
| Release date | 6 ottobre 2023 |
| Production | Titus Kreyenberg, Vincenzo Cavallo |
| Writer | Vincenzo Cavallo |
| Editing | Panos Voutsaras, Louiza Wanjiku |
| Cinematography | Joan Poggio |
| Assistant directors | Vincenzo Cavallo, Mahad Ahmed |
| Camera operators | Joan Poggio |
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| Additional photography | Joan Poggio |
| Music | Grishon Onyango |
| Sound | Grishon Onyango |
| Costume design | Sarah Achieng |
| Makeup | Sarah Achieng |
| Hairstyling | Sarah Achieng |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Apr 12, 2024 / Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival
Digital
United Kingdom / Feb 21, 2024 / 15 / Netflix
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