438 Days
About 438 Days
On the eve of June 28th, 2011 Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson put everything at stake by illegally crossing the border from Somalia into Ethiopia. After months of research, planning and failed attempts, they were finally on their way to report on how the ruthless hunt for oil effected the population of the isolated and conflict-ridden Ogaden region.
438 Days (2019) is a history thriller film directed by Jesper Ganslandt.
Gustaf Skarsgård stars as Martin Schibbye, Matias Varela as Johan Persson, Faysal Ahmed as Abdullahi Hussein, and Nathaniel Ramabulana as Werar. Released in August 2019, it runs 124 minutes.
The screenplay is by Peter Birro. In the United States it streams on Viaplay Amazon Channel.
TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 88 votes.