Octubre de 1993. Soldados americanos de élite son enviados a Mogadiscio (Somalia) en una misión de paz de las Naciones Unidas. El fin se supone que es salvar vidas, no segarlas. Pero resulta que el principal objetivo de la misión es capturar al caudillo Aidid y acabar de raíz con la guerra. Al principio, todo parece ir bien, hasta que dos helicópteros Black Hawk, aparentemente invencibles, son derribados. Entonces la misión se convierte en una desesperada carrera para rescatar a la tripulación y a los soldados de tierra que han quedado atrapados o han resultado heridos en el accidente.

En el año 2009, en aguas internacionales a 145 millas de la costa de Somalia, en el cuerno de África, el buque carguero “Maersk Alabama”, al mando del capitán de la marina mercante estadounidense Richard Phillips, fue abordado y retenido por piratas somalíes, siendo el primer barco norteamericano secuestrado en los últimos doscientos años.

En 1991, Mogadiscio, capital y ciudad más poblada de Somalia, estaba pasando por una guerra civil. El personal y las familias de la embajada de Corea del Sur, aislados sin poder comunicarse, aguantaron como pudieron. Una noche, el personal de la embajada de Corea del Norte llamó a la puerta pidiendo ayuda. El objetivo de ambas embajadas era huir de la ciudad

Como en un cuento de hadas, Waris Dirie, nacida en Somalia entre pastores nómadas, se convirtió en una de las modelos más solicitadas de la época. Recorrió un camino fascinante hasta pisar las pasarelas más famosas y ser portada de las mejores revistas de moda. A los 13 años huyó de una boda de conveniencia y anduvo días por el desierto antes de llegar a Mogadiscio, capital de Somalia. Allí, sus parientes la mandaron a trabajar como criada a la Embajada de su país en Londres, donde pasó la adolescencia sin saber leer ni escribir.

James More es un ingeniero hidráulico que ha sido tomado como rehén en Somalia por los terroristas yihadistas, que sospechan que es un espía británico. Danielle ‘Danny’ Flinders es una bio-matemática que trabaja en un proyecto de inmersión en las aguas más profundas de los océanos para demostrar su teoría sobre el origen de la vida en el planeta. Un año antes, James y Danny se conocieron en un aislado hotel de la costa atlántica francesa, donde ambos preparaban sus peligrosas misiones, y allí encontraron, el uno en el otro, al amor de sus vidas. Ahora, separados, Danny inicia su peligrosa inmersión al fondo del océano en Groenlandia sin saber si James sigue vivo.

En 2008, el periodista novato Jay Bahadur elabora un plan para introducirse entre los piratas de Somalia y lo consigue, ofreciendo un retrato cercano de estos hombres que secuestraban grandes barcos en las costas somalíes para pedir rescates.

In 1993, 19 soldiers from the Royal Malay Soldier Regiment (RAMD), the most senior regiment within the Malaysian army, are sent on a dangerous mission to save 70 US Rangers trapped in the Bakara Market in Somalia during the civil war.

En esta película biográfica, Dan Eldon, vivaz activista y fotoperiodista de 22 años, corre al frente de una peligrosa labor de socorro de refugiados somalíes.

25-year-old Karri is stuck with his life: days at a job as a guard at a shopping mall, nights out with his friends. Then Karri meets Caasha, a Somali girl about his age.

Successful model Samira Hashi makes an emotional return to Somalia, one of the most dangerous places in the world and the place she was born. Civil war broke out in 1991, 10 days after Samira's birth, but two years later her family managed to flee the country and she grew up in the UK.Now, as Samira and the war both turn 21, she's going back for the first time to visit the people and places she left behind. The contrast with her safe and glamorous life in London could not be starker as she experiences firsthand the war's effect on a generation of young people growing up in conflict.

Α Bengalese architect builds library boats that can bring books to people even during the monsoon season. Α Mongolian author packs two boxes full of books each summer to provide reading material to children in remote areas. Α Kenyan librarian leads caravans of camels loaded with boxes of books to the nomadic tribes bordering Somalia. Despite the heat, wind, rain or snow, they still manage their long journeys. This film about the fascinating world of mobile libraries tells of unusual means of transportation and adventurous travel, of different cultures and lifestyles, of the worries, aspirations and dreams of people in these areas – of books that change lives – and of book lovers, who take on unbelievable challenges in order to provide people in the remotest areas of the world with reading material. A film about the love of literature and the respect for knowledge that accepts no boundaries.

On October 3rd, 1993, 120 Delta Force Commandos and Army Rangers were dropped into the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia. Their mission was a fast daylight raid to kidnap lead terrorist Mohammed Farrah Aidid, who had been killing U.N. workers delivering food to starving Somalis. Aidid’s goal was to control the country by controlling all the food. The mission abruptly changed to a rescue operation. Surrounded by Somali militia, a fierce firefight ensued that left American troops trapped and fighting for their lives. The ordeal left 18 American men dead, 70 wounded, with 3,000 Somalis casualties. This brilliant documentary tells the true story of "Black Hawk Down" through the memories and voices of the American Special Forces survivors. Also included are Somali militiamen as they recount their harrowing experiences of battle.

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.

The French researcher Bertrand Monnet visits pirates in Nigeria and Somalia to learn how they make money from oil theft and kidnapping.

Ayaanle is the story of a 21-year-old Somali boy named Ayaanle living in Nairobi who aspires to become a world-famous actor. His life is turned upside down after a series of unlikely and unfortunate events force him to defy the odds for his survival.

An Italian in East Africa having an affair with a coloured woman realises that his treatment of her is as tyrannical as more overt superior colonialist dogma. Based on a novel by Enrico Emmanuele.

The make or break story of a Somali-Australian refugee who went back to where he came from to do battle with ruthless pirates and Islamic militants - and transform his broken homeland into a modern African State.

This documentary reaches to the depth of Somali history, starting from the strong kingdoms that ruled areas far away into Africa, passing by the Portuguese raids and ending with its division into five colonies ruled by different European forces, leaving the people of the same race and language separated by geographical borders. It addresses problems of civil war, chaos, theft, and mass destruction. It also focuses on valuable attempts by national organizations to resist occupation and foster peace.

As the first African team ever to do so, Somalia has just signed up for the Bandy World Championships. The young players don't live in Somalia; they live in Borlänge, Sweden, where xenophobia has taken hold.

In one of the world's largest and oldest refugee camps, Dadaab, the inhabitans survive by watching films and dreaming. The refugees cannot leave the camp, but they let their minds escape the harsh reality: by going to the simple cinema hall run by Abdikafi Mohamed, the film's protagonist.