
Directing
Amar Somaroo
Born
1995-09-01 (31)
Place of birth
The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Known for
Directing
Credits
23 titles
Amar Somaroo (born September 1, 1995) is a Dutch film director, writer, and editor of South Asian descent. His work explores themes of diaspora identity, migration, existentialism, and cultural fragmentation through visually immersive and psychologically driven storytelling. He is best known for the composite drama Cyanide (2021), the autobiographical documentary The Place I Call Home (2022), and the television pilot Exodus (2025). Born in The Hague to Indian-Surinamese parents, Somaroo developed a passion for storytelling during his early teens. In 2014, at the age of 18, he became one of the youngest published authors in Dutch history with the release of his debut fantasy novel The Redemp…
Known for
NRA forced diversity mandate disrupts an elite Dutch school, pushing two student worlds into collision. As status games turn hostile and buried tensions erupt, identity becomes a battlefield where belonging must be earned.
Exodus
2025
NRA house party spirals into chaos when a group of teenagers overdose, turning a night of freedom and escape into total collapse.
Feathers
2015
NRFollows the 5-year journey of filmmaker Amar Somaroo, in a ruminating quest to explore the correlation between his Indian-Surinamese roots, and global perceptions of what defines 'home'.
The Place I Call Home
2022
NRIn search of his ancestral roots, filmmaker Amar Somaroo explores the story of Dina Somaroo, a young boy from India deceived by colonial promises of prosperity in Suriname. Through archival footage and reflections from the Netherlands, the film examines the complex legacy of diaspora-displacement, fragmented identity, and the duality of belonging.
Abiogenesis
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NRWhen Hindustani Milan develops feelings for Syrian refugee Ahmed, it puts a strain on his family life. Their differences in opinions and perspectives come to light when Milan chooses for himself. This leads to an explosive situation.
Outsiders
2023
NRA fractured soul, suspended between death and existence, drifts unnoticed through the world of the living while desperately clinging to fragments of identity, redemption, and the fading illusion of human connection.
Unredeeemed
2016
Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
NRA house party spirals into chaos when a group of teenagers overdose, turning a night of freedom and escape into total collapse.
Feathers
2015
NRA fractured soul, suspended between death and existence, drifts unnoticed through the world of the living while desperately clinging to fragments of identity, redemption, and the fading illusion of human connection.
Unredeeemed
2016
Behind the camera
NRA forced diversity mandate disrupts an elite Dutch school, pushing two student worlds into collision. As status games turn hostile and buried tensions erupt, identity becomes a battlefield where belonging must be earned.
Exodus
2025
NRA forced diversity mandate disrupts an elite Dutch school, pushing two student worlds into collision. As status games turn hostile and buried tensions erupt, identity becomes a battlefield where belonging must be earned.
Exodus
2025
NRA house party spirals into chaos when a group of teenagers overdose, turning a night of freedom and escape into total collapse.
Feathers
2015
NRFollows the 5-year journey of filmmaker Amar Somaroo, in a ruminating quest to explore the correlation between his Indian-Surinamese roots, and global perceptions of what defines 'home'.
The Place I Call Home
2022
NRIn search of his ancestral roots, filmmaker Amar Somaroo explores the story of Dina Somaroo, a young boy from India deceived by colonial promises of prosperity in Suriname. Through archival footage and reflections from the Netherlands, the film examines the complex legacy of diaspora-displacement, fragmented identity, and the duality of belonging.
Abiogenesis
—
NRIn search of his ancestral roots, filmmaker Amar Somaroo explores the story of Dina Somaroo, a young boy from India deceived by colonial promises of prosperity in Suriname. Through archival footage and reflections from the Netherlands, the film examines the complex legacy of diaspora-displacement, fragmented identity, and the duality of belonging.
Abiogenesis
—
NRA fractured soul, suspended between death and existence, drifts unnoticed through the world of the living while desperately clinging to fragments of identity, redemption, and the fading illusion of human connection.
Unredeeemed
2016
NRA fractured soul, suspended between death and existence, drifts unnoticed through the world of the living while desperately clinging to fragments of identity, redemption, and the fading illusion of human connection.
Unredeeemed
2016
1.0Six intertwined stories delve into social and political dilemmas in Dutch society surrounding a cluster of millennials.
Cyanide
2021
1.0Six intertwined stories delve into social and political dilemmas in Dutch society surrounding a cluster of millennials.
Cyanide
2021
NRA dreamlike portrait of a young woman whose presence awakens feelings of longing, cultural displacement, and distant memories of home.
Anarkali
2018
NRA dreamlike portrait of a young woman whose presence awakens feelings of longing, cultural displacement, and distant memories of home.
Anarkali
2018
NRA young novelist struggles to escape the shadow of her bestselling debut while slipping into an increasingly fragmented psychological state, where inspiration and reality become impossible to separate.
Visions: A tale about Schizophrenia
2017
NRA young novelist struggles to escape the shadow of her bestselling debut while slipping into an increasingly fragmented psychological state, where inspiration and reality become impossible to separate.
Visions: A tale about Schizophrenia
2017
NRFollows a young Kurdish woman in Iraqi Kurdistan reflecting on freedom, identity, and womanhood, as she navigates the contrast between personal ambition and cultural expectations.
A Woman in Kurdistan
2017
NRFollows a young Kurdish woman in Iraqi Kurdistan reflecting on freedom, identity, and womanhood, as she navigates the contrast between personal ambition and cultural expectations.
A Woman in Kurdistan
2017
NRA dreamlike self-portrait capturing the transition into adulthood, where questions of identity, heritage, intimacy, and belonging unfold through memories, friendships, and reflections on life.
21
2016
NRA dreamlike self-portrait capturing the transition into adulthood, where questions of identity, heritage, intimacy, and belonging unfold through memories, friendships, and reflections on life.
21
2016
NRA dreamlike self-portrait capturing the transition into adulthood, where questions of identity, heritage, intimacy, and belonging unfold through memories, friendships, and reflections on life.
21
2016
