Plot Summary

When the US embassy opens the green card lottery visa, Assad writes hundreds of stories about imaginary families running away from the war and submits them. When one of the stories is accepted, Kamal, a repatriated Somali-American, helps him to find the right characters for the embassy interviews. The two have sent hundreds of fake families to the US but now their scam is about to be discovered.

Movie Details

Original Title
Bufis
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Ilmi Ahmed as Assad

Ilmi Ahmed

Assad

Ali Buul as Kamal

Ali Buul

Kamal

Zeitun Salat as Asho

Zeitun Salat

Asho

Gure Sayid as Dahir

Gure Sayid

Dahir

Mohamud Fidle as Liban

Mohamud Fidle

Liban

Shazmin Ali as Samira

Shazmin Ali

Samira

Hodan Mohamed as Fartun

Hodan Mohamed

Fartun

Abdirizak Maalim as Fuad

Abdirizak Maalim

Fuad

Mariam Ibrahim as Jamila

Mariam Ibrahim

Jamila

Rand Pearson as Mr. Smith

Rand Pearson

Mr. Smith

Ainea Ojiambo as Police officer

Ainea Ojiambo

Police officer

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