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You Will Die at Twenty

You Will Die at Twenty

20207.11h 43m

Overview

Shortly after Muzamil was born, the village's holy man predicts that he will die at age 20. Muzamil's father can't stand the curse and leaves home. Sakina raises her son as a single mother, overly protective. One day, Muzamil turns 19.

Directed by Amjad Abu Alala
Written by Amjad Abu Alala, Youssef Ibrahim
Produced by Michael Henrichs, Arnaud Dommerc, Hossam Elouan
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Top Cast

Mustafa Shehata

Mustafa Shehata

Muzamil

Mahmoud Alsarraj

Mahmoud Alsarraj

Sulaiman

Islam Mubark

Islam Mubark

Sakina

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Bunna Khalid

Naima

T

Talal Afifi

Alnoor

A

Amal Mustafa

Set Alnesea

N

Nahid Hassan

Ehsan

R

Rabeha Mahmoud

Aunt Nafisa

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Abdulrahman Alshibly

Eissa Fagiri

M

Moatasem Rashid

Young Muzamil

Themes & Keywords

islamsudancoming of agecursereligionnorth africamother son relationshipcoran

About You Will Die at Twenty

You Will Die at Twenty is a drama film released in 2020 exploring themes of islam, sudan, coming of age, curse, religion, north africa. Directed by Amjad Abu Alala, it stars Mustafa Shehata, Mahmoud Alsarraj, Islam Mubark. Shortly after Muzamil was born, the village's holy man predicts that he will die at age 20. Muzamil's father can't stand the curse and leaves home. Sakina raises her son as a single mother, overly protective. One day, Muzamil turns 19.

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