NIGHT STOP
Genre
Thriller, Mystery and Horror
Running time
13 minutes
Year
2022
Language
Sign and Finnish
Subtitle
English
Country
Finland
Director
Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
Bio
Producer
Danai Anagnostou
Cast
Miguel Peltomaa, Marié-Grace Iradukunda, Ajak Majok, Geoffrey Erista, Hope Achan
Scriptwriter
Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
From the acclaimed Somali-born director of The Gravediggers’ Wife, which had its premiere last year in Cannes, and played at the Red Sea IFF, comes this vibrant and fantastical short that will appeal to fans of Jordan Peele (Get Out, Nope). A teenage boy is on his way home at night when his bicycle breaks down in the middle of a quiet road, where he meets a series of mysterious characters.
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