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You Will Die at Twenty

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Sudan's Official Submission to the Academy Awards


Winner of the Lion of the Future Award for best Debut Feature at the Venice Film Festival, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is visually sumptuous “coming-of-death” fable. During her son’s naming ceremony, a Sheikh predicts that Sakina’s child will die at the age of 20. Haunted by this prophecy, Sakina becomes overly protective of her son Muzamil, who grows up knowing about his fate. As Muzamil escapes Sakina’s ever-watchful eye, he encounters friends, ideas and challenges that make him question his destiny. Sudan’s first Oscar submission, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is an auspicious debut and a moving meditation on what it means to live in the present.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    103 minutes
  • Language
    Arabic
  • Country
    Sudan
  • Director
    Amjad Abu Alala
  • Screenwriter
    Amjad Abu Alala, Yousef Ibrahim
  • Producer
    Arnaud Dommerc, Michael Henrichs, Ingrid Lill Høgtun
  • Executive Producer
    Hossam Elouan
  • Co-Producer
    Marie Fuglestein Lægreid,Sherif Fathy, Mohamed Hefzy, Linda Bolstad Strønen
  • Cast
    Islam Mubarak, Moatasem Rashed, Mustafa Shehata, Talal Afifi, Bonna Khalid
  • Cinematographer
    Sébastien Goepfert
  • Editor
    Heba Othman
  • Sound Design
    Rana Eid
  • Music
    Amin Bouhafa