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‘Wavin’ Flag’ Singer K’naan Warsame Dips Into His Own Life Story for Film Director Debut, ‘Mother Mother’

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Christopher Vourlias Somali Canadian recording artist K’naan Warsame makes his feature directorial debut at the Toronto Film Festival with “Mother Mother,” which world premieres Sept.

6 in the festival’s Discovery section. The film is set on a lonely farm in rural Somalia, where a widowed camel farmer, Qalifo (Maan Youssouf Ahmed), lives with her college-age son, Asad (Elmi Rashid Elmi).

Raised in the shadow of his late father’s reputation for violence, Asad bristles at his mother’s strict parenting and escapes to a nearby village whenever he can.

But when he learns his girlfriend has been seeing a young American, Liban (Hassan Najib), their explosive confrontation seems as inevitable as the tragic consequences to follow.

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