Directed by:
A.B. ShawkyScreenplay:
A.B. ShawkyCinematography:
Federico CescaComposer:
Omar FadelVOD (1)
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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 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, a little humanity… (Cannes Film Festival)
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I expected almost nothing, and I got such a charge of emotions that I couldn't help but punish this film with five stars. Yomeddine tells a poignant story in which a man disfigured by leprosy travels with his 10-year-old friend across the scorching landscape of Egypt in search of the family who abandoned him as a child. Along the way, they experience many distressing moments, but they manage to escape from each mess with a good deal of luck until they finally reach their desired destination, or rather, their epiphany. Interestingly, this is not an outright depressing film, there are also some funny passages, often accompanied by the purest expressions of humanity. During the story I occasionally cried, which then turned into a relieved sigh at some humorous situation. The icing on the cake for me was the very pleasant music that accompanied the central pair's travails, and the very nicely punctuated ending.
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