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...

A film by Amjad ABU AL-ALA

Sudan | France | Egypt | Germany | Norway | Qatar, 2019, Fiction, 1h43, drama / Original Language: Arabic dialogue, DCP, color, widescreen

starring Mustafa Shehata, Islam Mubarak, Mahmoud Elsaraj, Bunna Khalid, Talal Afifi, Amal Mustafa, Moatasem Rashid, Asjad Mohamed

Original title: "Satamoto Fel Eshreen"
Runtime: 103 min
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Country: Sudan | France | Egypt | Germany | Norway | Qatar
Language: Arabic
Interests: Coming of age, Drama, Adaptation, Youth, Women Issues

Produced by
Hossam Elouan... executive producer
Arnaud Dommerc... producer
Ingrid Lill Høgtun... producer
Michael Henrichs... producer
Amjad Abu Alala... co-producer
Mohamed Hefzy... co-producer
Marie Fuglestein Lægreid... co-producer
Linda Bolstad Strønen... co-producer
Mohammed Alomda... co-producer

Director: Amjad Abu Alala

Writers: Amjad Abu Alala, Yousef Ibrahim
based on the short fiction written by Hammour Ziada: "Sleeping at the Foot of the Mountain" ("النوم عند قدمي الجبل")

Music by Amin Bouhafa

Cinematography by Sébastien Goepfert

Film Editing by Heba Othman

Set Decoration by Rasha Fares

Makeup artist... Nadine Otsobogo

Assistant makeup artist... Rayan Ibrahim

Omar Hlag... production manager

Rua Moawia... assistant production manager

Salwa Al Khalifa... second assistant director

Mohamed Khalil... trainee assistant director

Abdelwahab Shawky... first assistant director (as Abdelwahad Shawky)

Sarah Awad... property master

Cherif Allam... sound effects editor

Rana Eid... sound designer

Rawad Hobeika... sound mixer

Vanessa Kanaan... dialogue editor

Elie Karam... boom operator

Florent Lavallée... re-recording mixer

Marita Sbeih... foley artist

François Yazbeck... sound editor

Jonas Gayraud... first assistant camera

Mohamed Khalil... clapper/loader

Matthieu Lornat... Trinity Operator

Erick Meurice... gaffer

Mohamed Elmur... costumer

Brice Pancot... colorist

Jean-Pierre Arquié... score producer

Atif Elaraky... script supervisor

Bassam Alasad... special thanks

CAST
Sakina (Islam Mubarak)
Muzamil (Mustafa Shehata)
Sulaiman, the returning expatriate (Mahmoud Elsaraj),
Alnour / Alnoor, Sakina's husband (Talal Afifi)
Set Alnesea, the wise prostitute (Amal Mustafa)
Naima (Bunna Khalid)
Young Muzamil (Moatasem Rashid)
Old Jaiballah (Mazin Ahmed)
Young Jaiballah (Hassan Ali)
Sulaiman (Mahmoud Alsarraj)
Old Naiema (Bonna Khalid)
Old Altayeb (Mohamed Khalil)

Production Companies:
Andolfi (France),
DUOfilm (Norway),
Die Gesellschaft DGS (Germany)
Transit Films (Egypt)
Film-Clinic (Egypt)
Station Films (Sudan)

with
Canal Plus International,
Sunnyland Films,
The Cell Post Prod

International Sales Agent:
Pyramide International, Paris

Release Date (World Premiere): 29 August 2019 (Italy, Venice)
Release Date (screens): 12 February 2020 (France)

FESTIVALS 2019
Venice Film Festival - Venice Days, Italy
Toronto Film Festival - Contemporary World Cinema, Canada
El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt
Hamburg film festival, Germany
Tubingen Arab Festival, Germany
Busan Film Festival
Film Festival Cologne, Germany
MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival - International Competition, India
JCC Journées Cinématographiques Carthage, Tunisia
Thessaloniki Film Festival - Open Horizons, Greece
Films From South Festival in Oslo, Norway
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

2019 | JCC - Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage, Tunisie
* Best Script Prize
* Tahar Cheriaa Golden Tanit (Film Debut Competition)
* FIPRESCI Award

2019 | 39th FIFAM - Festival International du Film d'Amiens, France
* Grand prix (Grand Prize)

2019 | El Gouna International Film Festival, Egypt
* African Premiere
* Golden Star - Feature Narrative Competition (Amjad Abu Alala)

2019 | Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
* Selection: Contemporary World Cinema
www.tiff.net/events/you-will-die-at-twenty

2019 | 76th Venice Film Festival, Italy
* World Premiere
* Selection: Venice Days
* Winner: Luigi De Laurentiis Award - LION OF THE FUTURE - VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM (Amjad Abu Alala)
* Nominee: Fedeora Award - Best Film (Venice Days)

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في قرية سودانية، تلد امرأة ابنها "مزمل" بعد أعوام من الانتظار ولكن النبوءة الصوفية تفيد بأن الطفل سوف يموت عندما يبلغ العشرين من العمر. تمرّ السنوات ويكبر مزمل وهو محاط بنظرات الشفقة التي تجعله يشعر وكأنه قد مات قبل أن يحين الوقت، وتستمر الأحداث على هذا النسق إلى أن يعود سليمان إلى القرية بعد أن عمل مصورًا سينمائيًا في المدينة بعيدًا عن المعتقدات الصوفية للقرية. وهنا يرى مزمل العالم بشكل مغاير تمامًا من خلال جهاز عرض الأفلام السينمائية القديم الذي يقتنيه سليمان. وسرعان ما بدأت شخصية مزمل في التغيّر بصحبة سليمان ويتنامى الشكّ لديه يومًا بعد يوم حول صدق النبوءة المشؤومة. أما الأم فلا زالت تحاول بكل ما أؤتيت من قوّة كي تمنع وقوع النبوءة. ولكن بعد العديد من الانكسارات التي طالته وفقدان أبيه، يبدأ مزمل في حفر قبره بنفسه. وهكذا تستمر الأحداث حتى يبلغ مزمل عيد ميلاده العشرين فيصبح في هذا اليوم يغتاله الشكّ والحيرة بين الموت وركوب الحافلة التي تنقله إلى عالم يملؤه الشغف كي يتعرّف عليه


/ فيلم روائي طويل / سودان, مصر, قطر / اللغة الأصلية: العربية / الإهتمامات: يافع, دراما, اقتباس, شباب, قضايا المرأة



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