Synopsis
Sudan, province of Aljazira, nowadays – When Muzamil was born, a prophecy by the holy man of the village predicts that he will die when he is 20 years old. Muzamil’s father cannot stand the doom and travels away from home. Sakina, as a single mother, raises her son with over protection. One day, Muzamil turns 19…
Details
Sudan, France, Egypt, Germany, Norway, Qatar – 105min
Director
Amjad Abu Alala
Script
Amjad Abu Alala, Yousef Ibrahim
Image
Sébastien Goepfert
Editing
Hiba Osman
Music
Amine Bouhafa
Producers
Arnaud Dommerc, Hossam Elouan, Ingrid Lill Høgtun, Michael Henrichs
Production
ANDOLFI (France), TRANSIT FILMS (Egypt), DUOFILM (Norway), DIE GESELLSCHAFT DGS (Germany)
Co-producers
Amjad Abu Alala, Mohammed Alomda, Linda Bolstad Strønen, Marie Fuglestein Lægreid, Mohamed Hefzy
Co-production companies
STATION FILMS (Sudan), FILM CLINIC (Egypt)
Links
Festivals & Awards
AWARDS
LION OF THE FUTURE “LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM
Venice Film Festival
BEST FILM
Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
Guanajuato IFF
SPECIAL JURY MENTION FOR BEST SOUNDTRACK
Odesa IFF
BEST DIRECTOR
Malmö Arab FF
FESTIVALS 2020
International Film Festival Rotterdam – Voices
Palm Springs IFF
Int. Film & Music Festival Kustendorf
Arthouse Asia FF Kolkata
Goteborg IFF
Africa Alive Festival
Bengaluru IFF
New African AFI Film Festival
Vilnius IFF
Febiofest
Festival du Film de Mons
FESTIVALS 2019
Venice Film Festival – Venice Days
Toronto Film Festival – Contemporary World Cinema
El Gouna Film Festival
Hamburg Film Festival
Tubingen Arab Festival
Busan Film Festival
Film Festival Cologne
MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festiva – International Competition
JCC Journée Cinématographiques Carthage
Thessaloniki Film Festival – Open Horizons
Films From South Festival in Oslo
Black Nights Film Festival / Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival (PÖFF) – Arab Films Focus
50th International Film Festival of India, Goa – World Cinema
Around the World in 14 Films, Berlin
Kerala IFF
Muestra Cine Africano
Afrykamera
Around the World in 14 Films Festivals
Poster
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