Evin Ahmad, a Swedish-Kurdish actress and writer has quickly become one of Sweden’s most talented and sought-after young talents. Ahmad has been nominated twice for the Guldbagge Awards (in 2018 for Beyond Dreams [+leggi anche:
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Now selected for EFP's 2022 Shooting Stars, she talks to us.