The Somali Dervish

The Somali Dervish 1985 Directed by Abdulkadir Ahmed Said , Said Salah Darwiishka Soomaaliyeed

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.

Country Somalia

Production Country Somalia

Language Somali

Spoken Languages Arabic , Somali

Gnere Drama

Production Company Wakaaladda Filimada Soomaaliyeed

Budget $1,800,000

Release Date 1 January 1985

270 mins