YOMEDDINE (2018)
After the death of his wife, Beshay bravely decides to leave the isolated community where he was abandoned as a child. Along with Obama, the young orphan he has taken under his wing, and his beloved donkey, he embarks on a journey across Egypt to his hometown to find out why his father never kept his promise to return. But Beshay isn’t a man like other men: he is a leper, now cured, whose scars have led him to live apart from the world. Together, he and Obama will confront the world with all its sorrows and moments of grace, in his quest for a family, a place to belong, a little humanity… An adventure-filled drama and a first feature that tells the heart-warming story of a remarkable friendship.
Country // Egypt
World Premiere // 2018 Cannes Film Festival - Main Competition
MENA Region Premiere // El Gouna Film Festival - Main Competition
Egypt’s Submission to the 91st Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
International Sales // Wild Bunch
Writer/Director // AB Shawky
Producer // Dina Emam
Co-producers // Mohamed Hefzy, Mohamed Sakr
Line Producer // Mohamed “Jimmy” Gamal
Associate Producer // Daniel Ziskind
Cinematographer // Federico Cesca
Production Designer // Laura Moss
Production Sound // Sherif Zein
Editor // Erin Greenwell
Post Sound // David Forshee
Composer // Omar Fadel
AWARDS
François Chalais Award // Cannes Film Festival // France, 2018
Tanit d'Argent // Carthage Film Festival // Tunisia, 2018
Best Arab Feature // El Gouna Film Festival // Egypt, 2018
Cinema for Humanity Audience Award // El Gouna Film Festival // Egypt, 2018
Reflet d’Or for Best Feature Film // Geneva Film Festival // Switzerland, 2018
Best Foreign Language Contender // Heartland International Film Festival // USA, 2018
Student Choice Award // Philadelphia Film Festival // USA, 2018
Audience Award // Valladolid International Film Festival // Spain, 2018
Youth Jury Award // Valladolid International Film Festival // Spain, 2018
Audience Award // Wisconsin Film Festival // USA, 2018
Vanguard Award // Orcas Film Festival // USA, 2018
Prix Voyage Air France // Festival Arte Mare // France, 2018
Prix RCFM Pierre Mari // Festival Arte Mare // France, 2018
Prix MGEN du Public (Audience Award) // Festival Arte Mare // France, 2018
Publikumspreis (Audience Award) // Arabisches Filmfestival Tübingen // Germany, 2018
Best Film // Egyptian Catholic Center Cinema Festival // Egypt, 2019
Best Director // Egyptian Catholic Center Cinema Festival // Egypt, 2019
Best Screenplay // Egyptian Catholic Center Cinema Festival // Egypt, 2019
Best Cinematography // Egyptian Catholic Center Cinema Festival // Egypt, 2019
Best Production Design // Egyptian Catholic Center Cinema Festival // Egypt, 2019
Best Editing // Egyptian Catholic Center Cinema Festival // Egypt, 2019
Best Film Score // Egyptian Catholic Center Cinema Festival // Egypt, 2019
Best Actor // Egyptian Catholic Center Cinema Festival // Egypt, 2019
Best Supporting Actor // Egyptian Catholic Center Cinema Festival // Egypt, 2019
Best First Feature // Egyptian Association of Film Writers & Critics // Egypt, 2019
Best Script // Egyptian Association of Film Writers & Critics // Egypt, 2019
Best Film // Egyptian Association of Film Writers & Critics // Egypt, 2019
Best Cinematography // Egyptian Association of Film Writers & Critics // Egypt, 2019
Best Film // Egyptian Association of Film Writers & Critics // Egypt, 2019
Grand Jury Award // Cleveland International Film Festival // USA, 2019
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