A film by Mohamed Kordofani
Eiman Yousif (Mona)
Siran Riak (Julia)
Nazar Goma(Akram)
Ger Duany(Ager)
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, UKMelbourne International Film Festival, AustraliaThe Border Mail International Film Festival, AustraliaBOFA Film Festival Tasmania, AustraliaVancouver International Film Festival, CanadaDarwin International Film Festival, AustraliaArab Film Nights, DenmarkEl Gouna International Film Festival, EgyptWarsaw Film Festival, PolandEuropean Film Festival, South AfricaPaysages de Cinéastes, France Septimius Awards, NetherlandsWar on Screen Film Festival, FranceBelfast Film Festival, Northern Ireland Cyprus International Film Festival, Cyprus Muslim International Film Festival, Canada Mostra de Cinema Arab, SpainSingapore International Film Festival, SingaporeAfrica Rising International Film Festival, South AfricaLeeds International Film Festival, UKArab Film Days Film Festival, NorwayTarragona International Film Festival, SpainEl Gouna International Film Festival, EgyptAfrykamera Film Festival, PolandLuxor Film Festival, EgyptBaghdad Film Festival, IraqIbiza International Film Festival, SpainHollywood Arab Film Festival, USAMalmö Arab Film Festival, SwedenAfrika Film Festival, BelgiumCairo Film Society Festival, EgyptTripoli Film Festival, Lebanon
Freedom Prize, Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film FestivalAudience Award, Paysages de CinéastesYouth Jury Award, Paysages de CinéastesWomen's Jury Award, Paysages de CinéastesBest African Film, Septimius AwardsPress Jury Award, War on Screen Film FestivalAudience Award, War on Screen Film FestivalRoger Ebert Award, Chicago International Film Festival Best Film, Belfast Film Festival Best Director in a Debut Feature Film, Cyprus International Film FestivalBest Leading Actress Award, Cyprus International Film FestivalBest Actress Award, Muslim International Film Festival Excellence Award, Muslim International Film Festival Audience Award, Mostra de Cinema ArabAudience Award, Leeds International Film FestivalCineclub Jury Award, Audience Award, and Special Mention from the Youth Jury, Tarragona International Film FestivalVariety’s MENA Talent of the Year for Mohamed Kordofani & Cinema for Humanity Audience Award, El Gouna International Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Afrykamera Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Luxor Film FestivalBest Feature Film, Baghdad Film FestivalDistribution Award, Critics Award, and Audience Award, Ibiza International Film FestivalGolden Horizon Award, Hollywood Arab Film FestivalBest Screenwriter Award and a Special Mention for Siran Riak, Malmö Arab Film Festival Audience Award, Afrika Film Festival Best Arab Film Award, Cairo Film Society, Egypt
