
Yomeddine
Beshay – a man cured of leprosy – has never left the leper colony in the Egyptian desert where he has lived snce childhood. Following the death of his wife, he finally decides to go in search of his roots. With his meagre possessions strapped to a donkey cart, he sets out. Quickly joined by Obama, the Nubian orphan he has taken under his wing, Beshay will cross Egypt and confront the world with all its sorrows, its hardships and moments of grace, in his quest for a family, a place to belong, a little humanity…
“Lovingly-made”
-Jay Weissberg, Variety
Country of Origin: Egypt
Format: DCP/1.85/Color
Sound Format: Dolby 5.1
Running Time: 97 minutes
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Rating: Not Rated
In Arabic with English Subtitles
DIRECTOR:
A.B. Shawky
WRITER:
A.B. Shawky
PRODUCER:
Dina Emam
CAST:
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY:
ORIGINAL MUSIC:
Omar Fadel
“One of the more remarkable characters in recent cinema”
– Eric Kohn, IndieWire
“A simple story told with abundant gentleness”
– Tim Grierson, Screen International
“Some of the same heart-tugging picaresque qualities that characterized Beasts of the Southern Wild”
– Barbara Scharres, RogerEbert.com
See this film at the following theaters:
05/31/19 US Theatrical Premiere Theatrical Engagements!