Biography

Amar Somaroo

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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 pare…

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Birth date

09/01/1995

Place of birth

The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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