You Will Die at Twenty

You Will Die at Twenty

60th TIFF: Greek Premiere

During a baptism ceremony of newborn Mozamil, a servant of the local sheikh faints at a critical moment of the ritual and a prophecy is set: the child will die at the age of twenty. Feeling cursed, the father decides to self-exile to Ethiopia, while Mozamil goes through a childhood of painful stigmatization. Fast-forward in time and Mozamil, now a Koran expert, is nearing his twenties. His docility facing his fateful destiny will be shaken by his encounter with a village newcomer. A subtle comment on the insurmountable weight of tradition, mixing myth and realism.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Amjad Abu Alala
Script: Youssef Ibrahim, Amjad Abu Alala
Cinematography: Sébastien Goepfert
Editing: Heba Othman
Sound: Rawad Hobeika, Rana Eid, Florent Lavallée
Music: Amine Bouhafa
Actors: Mustafa Shehata, Islam Mubark, Mahmoud Elsaraj, Bunna Khalid, Talal Afifi, Amal Mustafa, Moatasem Rashid, Asjad Mohamed
Production: Andolfi, Transit Films, DUOFilm AS, Die Gesellschaft DGS, Station Films Cinema Production co.Ltd
Producers: Arnaud Dommerc, Hossam Elouan, Ingrid Lill Høgtun, Michael Henrichs, Amjad Abu Alala
Co-production: Station Films, FILM CLINIC, Canal + International, Sunnyland Films as a member of ART group, The Cell Post Production
Co-producers: Mohammed Alomda, Linda Bolstad Strønen, Marie Fuglestein Lægreid
Sets: Rasha Fares
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Sudan, France, Egypt, Germany, Norway, Qatar
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 103΄
Contact: Pyramide International, sales@pyramidefilms.com
Awards/Distinctions: Luigi De Laurentiis Award – Venice FF 2019

Amjad Abu Alala

Dubai-based Senegalese director Amjad Abu Alala studied Media at UAE University. He has worked as a director and a producer in many short films that have been screened in festivals all over the world. His filmography includes the films Teena, Coffee and Oranges, Feathers of the Birds and Studio, the latter of which was supervised by Abbas Kiarostami.

Filmography

2009 Teena (short)
2012 STUDIO (short)
2019 You Will Die at Twenty