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ZONE B
Drama | Running Time: 100 minutes
2021 / Somali, Arabic and Finnish dialogue
Country: Finland
Directed by: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, Juho Kuosmanen, Siiri Halko
World Premiere
R12
Adult Themes, Harsh Images and Violence
Khadar Ayderus Ahmed is a Somali-born filmmaker based between Helsinki and Paris. He has written and directed short films that have been screened at numerous international film festivals such as Locarno, Gothenburg, Brest, Guanajuato and Tampere. His feature directorial debut "The Gravedigger's Wife" premiered in Competition in Critics' Week at 2021 Cannes Film Festival. 
Finnish filmmaker Juho Kuosmanen has had three films in Cannes; all have won prizes. His latest feature, “Compartment No. 6”, shared the 2021 competition’s Grand Prix.
Siiri Halko is a Finnish director of short films and is now developing her first feature.
Producer
Jussi Rantamäki, Emilia Haukka
Cast
Michael Miguel Nguema, Amira Rchidi, Salah Isse Mohamed, Makay Mohamed, Said Aushev
Scriptwriter
Siiri Halko, Juho Kuosmanen, Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
Production Company
Aamu Film Company
Jussi Rantamäki, Emilia Haukka
Cast
Michael Miguel Nguema, Amira Rchidi, Salah Isse Mohamed, Makay Mohamed, Said Aushev
Scriptwriter
Siiri Halko, Juho Kuosmanen, Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
Production Company
Aamu Film Company
A tight group of friends, fired with unquenchable energy and enthusiasm, has come together to help two friends shoot a music video in time to get to a big competition in East Helsinki. Minor setbacks are not going to faze them, but then come some major problems, threatening not only their jobs but their loyalty to each other. “Zone B” is the World Premiere of Finnish series directed by Cannes’ Grand Prix winner Juho Kuosmanen, Fespaco Best Film winner Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, and rising star Siiri Halko.