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  1. Khadar Ayderus Ahmed (born 10 January 1981), is a Finnish-Somali director and writer. He is best known for directing the feature film The Gravedigger's Wife.

  2. Khadar Ayderus Ahmed. Writer: The Gravedigger's Wife. Khadar Ayderus Ahmed was born in 1981 in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, but lives far from his native country, in Finland. He began by making several successful short films, including 'The Night Thief' in 2017.

    • Writer, Director, Actor
    • Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
  3. Sep 15, 2021 · Finnish writer-director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, born in Mogadishu, continues to enjoy his first feature’s successful festival run. Screening this week in Toronto, “The Gravedigger’s Wife” premiered...

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  4. Khadar Ayderus Ahmed. Writer: The Gravedigger's Wife. Khadar Ayderus Ahmed was born in 1981 in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, but lives far from his native country, in Finland. He began by making several successful short films, including 'The Night Thief' in 2017.

  5. Oct 17, 2022 · Hundreds of Somalis gathered in Dubai this weekend to watch The Gravedigger’s Wife, a powerful film by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed. The Finnish-Somali writer-director was there to screen his award-winning movie, which had its premiere at Cannes Film Festival last year, at Cinema Akil’s first Arab Cinema Week, which ended on Sunday.

  6. Sep 19, 2021 · Ahmed, who went to Finland in 1997 at the age of 16, was the only person among the crew who spoke Somali. Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, left, Yasmin Warsame, centre, and Omar Abdi attend 'The Gravedigger's Wife' photocall during the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.

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  8. Oct 24, 2021 · The drama, by Finnish-Somali writer-director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, won the prestigious Stallion of Yennenga Grand Prize for Best Film at the Pan African Film Festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on Sunday.