Sudan's First 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.
- Year2019
- Runtime102 minutes
- LanguageArabic
- CountrySudan, France, Egypt, Germany, Norway, Qatar
- DirectorAmjad Abu Alala
- ScreenwriterYousef Ibrahim, Amjad Abu Alala
- ProducerArnaud Dommerc, Hossam Elouan, Ingrid Lill Høgtun, and Michael Henrichs
- Co-ProducerAmjad Abu Alala, Mohammed Alomda, Linda Bolstad Strønen, Marie Fuglestein Lægreid and Mohamed Hefzy
- CastMustafa Shehata, Islam Mubarak, Mahmoud Elsaraj. Bunna Khalid, Talal Afif, Amal Mustafa, Moatasem Rashid, Asjad Mohamed
- CinematographerSébastien Goepfert
- EditorHeba Othman
- Sound DesignRana Eid
- MusicAmine Bouhafa
Sudan's First 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.
- Year2019
- Runtime102 minutes
- LanguageArabic
- CountrySudan, France, Egypt, Germany, Norway, Qatar
- DirectorAmjad Abu Alala
- ScreenwriterYousef Ibrahim, Amjad Abu Alala
- ProducerArnaud Dommerc, Hossam Elouan, Ingrid Lill Høgtun, and Michael Henrichs
- Co-ProducerAmjad Abu Alala, Mohammed Alomda, Linda Bolstad Strønen, Marie Fuglestein Lægreid and Mohamed Hefzy
- CastMustafa Shehata, Islam Mubarak, Mahmoud Elsaraj. Bunna Khalid, Talal Afif, Amal Mustafa, Moatasem Rashid, Asjad Mohamed
- CinematographerSébastien Goepfert
- EditorHeba Othman
- Sound DesignRana Eid
- MusicAmine Bouhafa