YOU WILL DIE AT 20

by Amjad Abu Alala (Soudan-France, 2019, 1h45, vostf)

starring Mustafa Shehata, Islam Mubarak, Mahmoud Elsaraj, Bunna Khalid, Talal Afifi

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 decide to exile to Ethiopia to work there and send money back to his family. Sakina, as a single mother, raises her son with over protection. One day, Muzamil turns 19...