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Drama, 120 Min

goodbye julia

A film by mohamed kordofani

2023
Sudan, Egypt, Germany, France, KSA, Sweden    7.9

Cast

Eiman Yousif (Mona)

Nazar Goma(Akram)

Ger Duany(Ager)

Siran Riak (Julia)

Synopsis

Wracked by guilt after covering up a murder, Mona — a northern Sudanese retired singer in a tense marriage — tries to make amends by taking in the deceased’s southern Sudanese widow, Julia, and her son, Daniel, into her home.

Unable to confess her transgressions to Julia, Mona decides to leave the past behind and adjust to a new status quo, unaware that the country’s turmoil may find its way into her home and put her face to face with her sins.

Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard), France (World Premiere)
Karlovy Vary International Film, Czech Republic
BFI London Film Festival, UK
Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
The Border Mail International Film Festival, Australia
BOFA Film Festival Tasmania, Australia
Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada
Darwin International Film Festival, Australia
Arab Film Nights, Denmark
El Gouna International Film Festival, Egypt
Warsaw Film Festival, Poland
European Film Festival, South Africa
Paysages de Cinéastes, France
Septimius Awards, Netherlands
War on Screen Film Festival, France
Belfast Film Festival, Northern Ireland
Cyprus International Film Festival, Cyprus
Muslim International Film Festival, Canada
Mostra de Cinema Arab, Spain
Singapore International Film Festival, Singapore
Africa Rising International Film Festival, South Africa
Leeds International Film Festival, UK
Arab Film Days Film Festival, Norway
Tarragona International Film Festival, Spain
El Gouna International Film Festival, Egypt
Afrykamera Film Festival, Poland
Luxor Film Festival, Egypt
Baghdad Film Festival, Iraq
Ibiza International Film Festival, Spain
Hollywood Arab Film Festival, US
Malmö Arab Film Festival, Sweden
Seattle Black Film Festival, US
Rencontres Cine-Salon Festival, France
Films Femmes Afrique, Senegal
Aldakhka Film Festival, Morocco
Dakhla International Film Festival, Morocco
IFF Art Film, Slovakia
Rotterdam Arab Film Festival, Netherlands
Festival Du Film Arabe de Fameck, France
Zanzibar International Film Festival, Tanzania
International Images Film Festival for Women, Zimbabwe
Quibdo Africa Film Festival, Colombia
Mizna Twin Cities Film Festival, US
Bend International Film Festival, US
Tirana International Film Festival, Albania
Afrika Film Festival, Belgium
Cairo Film Society Festival, Egypt
Tripoli Film Festival, Lebanon
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, "FESPACO"
I\\\'m Migrant Film Festival, London
International Moroccan Film Festival in Oujda, Morocco
Middle East Now Film Festival, Italy
Palestine Cinema Days, Palestine
Shanghai International Film Festival, China
Safar Film Festival
Toronto Arab Film Festival, Canada
CineMAS Film Festival, the UAE
Washington DC International Film Festival, US
Stockfish Film Festival, Iceland
Sonoma International Film Festival, US
Uruguay International Film Festival
Beirut International Women Film Festival, Lebanon
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights, Geneva
Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland
Pune International Film Festival, India
Sharjah Film Platform
International Film Festival of Kerala, India
Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco
Calgary Arab Film Nights, Canada
Adelaide Film Festival, Australia
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Brazil
Arab Film Festival, Germany
FilmFest Hamburg, Germany
Arabian Nights in Copenhagen
Chicago International Film Festival, US
Palm Springs International Film Festival, US
Istanbul Film Festival, Turkey
Goteborg Film Festival, Sweden
Mill Valley Film Festival, US
Sarasota Film Festival, US
Philadelphia Film Festival, US
Miami International Film Festival, US
Bergen International Film Festival, Norway
Vilnius International Film Festival, Lithuania
RiverRun International Film Festival, US
Summer Film School Film Festival, Czech Republic
The Cinema Africa Film Festival, Germany
Cascade Festival of African Films, US
Capital City Film Festival, US
Arab Film Fest Tulsa, US
Audience Award, El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt
Audience Award, Leeds International Film Festival, UK
Audience Award, Mostra de Cinema Arab, Spain
Audience Award, War on Screen Film Festival, France
Audience Award, Tarragona Film Festival, Spain
Audience Award, Paysages de Cinéastes, France
Youth Jury Award, Paysages de Cinéastes, France
Women's Jury Award, Paysages de Cinéastes, France
Press Jury Award, War on Screen Film Festival, France
Variety MENA Talent of the Year, El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt
Best Director in a Debut Feature Film, Cyprus International Film Festival
Best Leading Actress Award, Cyprus International Film Festival
Best Actress Award, Muslim International Film Festival, Canada
Film Society Jury Award, Tarragona Film Festival, Spain
Critics Best Film Award, Ibiza Independent International Film Festival, Spain
Audience Award, Ibiza Independent International Film Festival
Distribution Award, Ibiza Independent International Film Festival
Grand Jury Award (Best Film), Sonoma International Film Festival, US
Audience Award, Rencontres Cine-Salon Festival, France
Golden Horizon Award (Best Film), Hollywood Arab Film Festival, US
Special Mention for Siran Riak, Malmo Arab Film Festival, Sweden
Best Screenplay Award, Malmo Arab Film Festival
Audience Award, Belgium Africa Film Festival
Best Feature Film, Seattle Black Film Festival
Best Feature Film, Films Femmes Afrique, Senegal
Jean Renoir Prize for High School Students, France
Best Feature Film, Arab Cinema Center Critics Awards
Best Screenplay, Arab Cinema Center Critics Awards
Jury Award, Aldakhka Film Festival, Morocco
Best Actress Award (Eiman & Siran), Dakhla International Film Festival
Blue Angel Award for Best Feature Film, IFF Art Film Kosice, Slovakia
Special Mention for Acting (Eiman & Siran), IFF Art Film Kosice, Slovakia
Special Mention (Eiman Yousif), Rotterdam Arab Film Festival, Netherlands
Special Mention, Festival Du Film Arabe de Fameck, France
Best Arabic Film to Screen in Egypt in 2023, Film Society, Egypt
Best Feature Film, Zanzibar International Film Festival
Best Cinematography Award, International Images Film Festival for Women, Harare, Zimbabwe
Baobab Grand Prize, Quibdo Africa Film Festival, Colombia
Best Feature Film, Mizna Twin Cities Film Festival, US
Special Jury Prize, Tripoli Film Festival, Lebanon
Best Narrative Feature Film, Bend International Film Festival, US
PrespecTIFF Award for Best Debut Feature Film, Tirana International Film Festival, Albania
Best Editing and Best Social Issue Awards, Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, "FESPACO"
Grand Award, International Moroccan Film Festival in Oujda, Morocco
Best Arab Film, Cairo Film Society, Egypt
Arabian Sights Award, Washington DC International Film Festival, the USA
Best Feature Film Award, Baghdad Film Festival, Iraq
Best Film Award, Luxor African Film Festival, Egypt
Best Feature Film, Afrykamera - International Film Festival, Poland
Best African Film, Septimius Awards, the Netherlands
Roger Ebert Award, Chicago International Film Festival, the USA
Audience Award, Singapore International Film Festival, Singapore
Production Company(ies):
Station Films, Red Star Films, Die Gesellschaft DGS, Klozium Studios, Dolce Vita Films, Cinewaves Films, Ambient Light, CULT, RiverFlower, MAD Solutions, Red Sea, CANAL+ International
Fund(ers):
New Directors New Films Festival - Pitching Competition Prize
Arab Fund For Arts & Culture - Development Grant
Malmö Arab Film Festival - Development Grant
Participation in the Global Media Makers Program organized by Film Independent, Los Angeles
Four awards at El Gouna Film Festival’s CineGouna Platform
MAD Solutions award at the CineGouna SpringBoard
A certificate from the El Gouna Cinema Platform
New Century Prize ($10,000)
The Mentorship Prize presented by IEFTA
Supported from the Red Sea Fund
Supported by Paris Region
Supported by ARRI - International Support Program
Supported by the Film und Medienstiftung NRW

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