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Lifeline (short film) | Slate

Lifeline (short film)

Misunderstandings arise when Ibtisam, a youth worker, pays a house visit to Hassan, a young Somali man with an ankle monitor, who claims his innocence in the crime that he is being accused of.

Runtime: 8m
Genres: Drama

Direction and writing

Ilhan AbdullahiCo-Director, Writer

Abdi IbrahimDirector

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Cast

Ilhan AbdullahiIbtisam
Hanad AbdiHassan

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