Synopse
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. Muzamils 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..
Regie
AMJAD ABU ALALA (*1980) has Sudanese roots and studied media in the United Arab Emirates. He made several shorts that were shown at international festivals. You Will Die at Twenty is his debut feature and was to a great extent financed by European sources.
Info
Original Title: You Will Die at Twenty
International Title: You Will Die at Twenty
Category: Feature
Section: Freihafen
Version & Subtitles: Arabic OV with German subtitles
Director: Amjad Abu Alala
Screenplay: Amjad Abu Alala, Yousef Ibrahim
Cast/Protagonists: Mustafa Shehata, Islam Mubarak, Mahmoud Elsaraj, Bunna Khalid, Talal Afifi, Amal Mustafa, Moatasem Rashid, Asjad Mohamed
Production country: Sudan, Norway, Egypt, Qatar, Germany, France
Year of Production: 2019
Length: 103 min
Producer: Michael Henrichs, Arnaud Dommerc, Hossam Elouan, Ingrid Lill Høgtun
Production company: andolfi, Transit Films, Duofilm, Die Gesellschaft DGS, Station Films, Film Clinic Indie Distribution
Cinematography: Sébastien Goepfert
Editor: Hiba Osman
Music: Amine Bouhafa
Production Design: Rasha Fares
World Sales: Pyramide International
