You Will Die at Twenty

You Will Die at Twenty (Arabic: ستموت في العشرين, romanized: Satamūt fīl-ʿišrīn) is a 2019 Sudanese drama film directed by Amjad Abu Alalal. It was selected as the Sudanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards,[1] the first time Sudan had made a submission in this category.[2]

You Will Die at Twenty
Film poster
Directed byAmjad Abu Alala
StarringIslam Mubarak
Release date
  • 29 August 2019 (2019-08-29) (Venice)
Running time
103 minutes
CountrySudan
LanguageArabic

Synopsis

The holy man of a remote village predicts that a newborn boy will die when he becomes 20 years old.[3]

Cast

  • Islam Mubarak as Sakina
  • Mustafa Shehata as Old Muzamil
  • Moatasem Rashed as Young Muzamil
  • Mahmoud Alsarraj as Sulaiman
  • Bonna Khalid as Old Naiema
  • Talal Afifi as Alnour

See also

References

  1. Anderson, Erik (16 November 2020). "Sudan selects 'You Will Die at Twenty' as its first-ever International Feature Film Oscar entry". Awards Watch. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. "Sudan chooses "You Will Die at Twenty" to represent it in a Oscar competition". Youm7. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. "Film Review: 'You Will Die at Twenty'". Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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