Whispers of a Burning Scent
On the day of a decisive court hearing and an important wedding performance, a quiet wedding musician finds his private life exposed to public scrutiny. Accused of exploiting his marriage, he moves between courtroom, city streets and stage, carrying the weight of judgment, loyalty and unspoken guilt. Forced to make a restrained but irreversible decision, the film observes a man whose inner truth remains elusive, caught between devotion, dignity and loss.
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Mo Harawe
Director
Mo Harawe is a Somali-Austrian filmmaker and screenwriter. His award-winning short films include Life on the Horn (2020) and Will My Parents Come to See Me (2022). In 2024, his debut feature The Village Next to Paradise premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival.
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 28 minutes
- Country
- Somalia, Austria, Germany
- Language
- Somali
- Director
- Mo Harawe
- Screenwriter
- Mo Harawe
- Producer
- Mo Harawe
- Cast
- Omar Abdi, Anab Ahmed Ibrahim, Nuh Musse Berjeeb, Nuura Mohamoud Abdi, Mohamed Mire, Jamad Nor Siyad, Faadumo Warsame Cilmi
- Cinematographer
- Mostafa El Kashef
- Editor
- Alexander von Piechwoski
- Production Design
- Nuur Abdulkadir
- Sound Design
- Jakob Mäse
- Premiere
- North America