Dir: Anthony Wonke
Cast: Jasmine Jobson, Finn Cole, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Hodan Yusuf, Roda Asha Aden
1 hr 57 minutes · 2026 · Cert 15
IN THE SHADOWS is based on the truly inspirational story of Ramla Ali, a Somali refugee who, without her family’s knowledge, became the first Somali British Boxing Champion.
Refugee Ramla Ali secretly pursuing boxing against her parents' wishes to become the first Somali-British professional boxing champion, while navigating love, racial...
Presented by @civicstudios and Affine Films, IN THE SHADOWS is directed by double Emmy and triple BAFTA-winning director Anthony Wonke and written by Ursula Rani Sarma.
BAFTA-winning Jasmine Jobson plays the lead role of Ramla Ali, with Finn Cole as her husband, Richard Moore, and Gershwyn Eustache Jnr as Clinton, Ramla’s coach. Other key Somali cast members include Hodan Yusuf, Suhayla Ahmed, Roda Asha Aden, Mustafa Aden, Moe Hashim and Samater Ahmed.
