28th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK)- Opening Film -Goodbye Julia

 

Opening Film

Goodbye Julia

2023 Arabic

Sudan, Sweden, Germany, Saudi Arabia, France, Egypt

Directors: Mohamed Kordofani

Director's bio
Mohamed Kordofani is a Sudanese filmmaker whose short film Nyerkuk won the Black Elephant Award for Best Sudanese Film, NAAS Award for Best Arab Film at the Carthage Film Festival, Jury Award at the Oran International Arab Film Festival, and Arnone-Belavite Pellegrini Award at the FCAAA in Milan. His second short Kejers Prison was screened during the Sudanese revolution at the sit-in square in front of thousands of protesters, and his documentary A Tour in Love Republic was the first pro-revolution film to be broadcast on Sudan’s national TV. His latest work was the film This Sudan, which was commissioned by Sudan’s former prime minister Abdallah Hamadok to promote Sudan’s potential for investment.

Synopsis

Wracked by guilt after covering up a murder, Mona, a northern Sudanese retired singer in a tense marriage, tries to make amends by taking in the deceased’s southern Sudanese widow, Julia, and her son, Daniel, into her home. Unable to confess her transgressions to Julia, Mona decides to leave the past behind and adjust to a new status quo, unaware that the country’s turmoil may find its way into her home and put her face to face with her sins.

Details of Cast

Eiman Yousif, Siran Riak, Nazar Gomaa, Ger Duany, Stephanos James Peter

Details of Crew

(DoP) Pierre de Villiers (Editor) Heba Othman (Music) Mazin Hamid (Sound Design) Rana Eid

Producer Details

Amjad Abu Alala

Writer Details

Mohamed Kordofani

 Coutesy: iffk website