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A Tribe Called Love

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Set in a Somali neighborhood in Toronto, the film follows teenagers Farah and Halima as they fall in love despite warnings to stay apart because they're from different tribes. When Farah's family relocates to Vancouver, the relationship ends abruptly -- until they reconnect in their twenties in Toronto. But the same cultural barriers that once divided them soon resurface. Will their love be strong enough to rewrite their fate, or are some histories destined to repeat themselves? This modern-day Romeo and Juliet cautionary tale explores whether cultural barriers can truly be overcome.

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Courtney Small Exclaim! 4d
8/10
Taking Shakespeare's tale of star-crossed lovers and infusing it with cultural flare, [Mohamed] Ahmed constructs a love story that is endlessly engaging and filled with genuine emotion. Go to Full Review Heidy Morales Hye's Musings 5d
A Tribe Called Love asks us to think about how love flourishes inside systems that often push against it... By the end, the film does not try to neatly resolve whether love is enough. It lets the question sit there, honest and unresolved. Go to Full Review Carolyn Mauricette View From The Dark 6d
4/5
A Tribe Called Love will fast become one of the canon of films that highlight immigrant families coming to North America to build lives for themselves and the next generation living defiantly, like Mississippi Masala or West Side Story. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Mohamed Ahmed

Director

Dalmar Abuzeid

​​​​​​​Older Farah

Feaven Abera

Older Halima

Ahmed Ibrahim

Younger Farah

Muntaha Mohamed

Younger Halima

John Phillips

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Movie Info

Synopsis Set in a Somali neighborhood in Toronto, the film follows teenagers Farah and Halima as they fall in love despite warnings to stay apart because they're from different tribes. When Farah's family relocates to Vancouver, the relationship ends abruptly -- until they reconnect in their twenties in Toronto. But the same cultural barriers that once divided them soon resurface. Will their love be strong enough to rewrite their fate, or are some histories destined to repeat themselves? This modern-day Romeo and Juliet cautionary tale explores whether cultural barriers can truly be overcome.
Director
Mohamed Ahmed
Producer
Andy Marshall
Screenwriter
Mohamed Ahmed
Production Co
Mahaica Point Media, Sheeko Sheeko
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 35m