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The Somali Dervish

Centering on the revolutionary Dervish State and its influential leader, Muhammad Abdullah Hassan (the "Mad Mullah") is an epic on the grandest scale. The film follows Hassan's life from his roots as a humble mullah to a revolutionary anti-colonial leader that fought off the British Empire for more than two decades.

Top Cast

  • Osman Mahaud Omar

    Osman Mahaud Omar

    Muhammad Abdullah Hassan

  • Yusuf Haji Adan

    Yusuf Haji Adan

    Haji Suudi

  • Hassan Abdulle

    Hassan Abdulle

    Ismail Mire

  • Mohamud Ise Omar

    Mohamud Ise Omar

    Abdalla Shihiri

  • Peter Sorivener

    Peter Sorivener

    Richard Corfield

  • Norman Pritchard

    Norman Pritchard

    Gibb

  • Andrew Hayman

    Andrew Hayman

    Archer

  • Ali Khan

    Ali Khan

    Pestalozza

  • Johnson

    Johnson

    Sir Reginald

Overview

Centering on the revolutionary Dervish State and its influential leader, Muhammad Abdullah Hassan (the "Mad Mullah") is an epic on the grandest scale. The film follows Hassan's life from his roots as a humble mullah to a revolutionary anti-colonial leader that fought off the British Empire for more than two decades.

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