Centering on the revolutionary Dervish State and its influential leader, Muhammad Abdullah Hassan 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.
Darwiishka Soomaaliyeed is of 4 hour(s) and 30 minute(s). It is Produced By: Wakaaladda Filimada Soomaaliyeed. It was released on 1985-01-01. It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
Genres: Drama
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