# Ramla Ali’s Olympic journey and family loss inspire new biopic

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/if-my-brother-hadnt-died-my-life-would-be-so-different-olympic-boxer-ramla-alis-incredible-journey/
- Published: 2026-10-22T13:28:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T13:53:44+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/22/ramla-ali-olympic-boxer-interview-in-the-shadows-film
- Topics: Business, Culture, Economy

## Key points

- A new film tells Ramla Ali’s journey from Somalia to the Olympics.
- Ali says her brother’s death changed the course of her family’s life.
- She hopes the film offers a human perspective on migration.

## Summary

Ramla Ali’s journey from fleeing war in Somalia to competing at the Tokyo Olympics is the subject of *In the Shadows*, a new biopic starring Jasmine Jobson. Ali hopes the film will show audiences a human story of migration and challenge the way migrants are reduced to political headlines.

Ali’s family fled to the UK after her brother Abdulkadir was killed in an explosion in Somalia. She began boxing in east London and initially hid it from her family; in 2015, she became the first Muslim woman to win an English amateur boxing title, then competed at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Ali says her mother supported including her brother’s death in the film, which she sees as central to the events that shaped her life.

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