Yomeddine

Name: Yomeddine
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Comedy
Released: May 31, 2019
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Ahmed Abdelhafiz, Mohamed Abdel Azim, Osama Abdallah, Rady Gamal, Shahira Fahmy

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Strand Releasing | Release Date: May 31, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Ahmed Abdelhafiz, Mohamed Abdel Azim, Osama Abdallah, Rady Gamal, Shahira Fahmy, Shehab Ibrahim

Summary: Beshay - a man cured of leprosy - has never left the leper colony in the Egyptian desert where he has lived since 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 hisBeshay - a man cured of leprosy - has never left the leper colony in the Egyptian desert where he has lived since 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 wings, 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, and a little humanity.… Expand

Director: A.B. Shawky

Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Hanna B

Jun 19, 2019

As a cinematic experience, Yomeddine is near flawless, with a skillful direction, an engaging story, a fitting score and a captivating visual, but it particularly has to be praised for its actors. Read full review

Roxana Hadadi

May 29, 2019

There’s a lovely chemistry between Gamal, who Shawky met at Egypt’s Abu Zaabal Leper Colony, and Abdelhafiz. Both first-time actors, they capture the dynamic of two people pushed away from society who genuinely grow to feel love for each other. Read full review

Tim Grierson

May 18, 2018

A simple story told with abundant gentleness, Yomeddine looks at a group of outcasts with such compassion and generosity that it has the good manners not to artificially inflate their tale with phony uplift. Read full review

Jay Weissberg

May 18, 2018

Anchored by lead Rady Gamal’s warm-hearted charisma, the film is a sweet, solid first feature marbled with genuinely touching moments that make up for times when the siren call of sentimentality becomes a little too loud. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

May 30, 2019

As Gamal, himself raised in a leper colony, knowingly navigates the uncomfortable glares he encounters along the way, Yomeddine (Arabic for “judgment day”) takes an affecting path toward belonging and acceptance. Read full review

Teo Bugbee

May 30, 2019

Yomeddine makes its strongest impression through the direction and performances; at times, the story is rather flimsy. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

May 18, 2018

It is a rather slight dramatic experience. Read full review

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Yemen

Dec 29, 2019

Besides for the quality cinematography, this movie imparted some life lessons. Mostly it truly opened my eyes to the struggles of some people and some groups in certain places. It made me appreciate what I have in my life.

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