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The movie that took the Arab world by storm

Yomeddine Movie

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An Egyptian leper and his young orphan friend journey south in search of family and a place to belong.


In this master piece by  director A.B. Shawky’s the two warm and lovable characters take the audience along on their road trip.

Yomeddine.” 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.

The movie that took the Arab world by storm as it exposes what they call “The Colony” where people suffering from leprosy are exiled to and forgotten about won many awards globally including Cannes Film Festival François Chalais Award.

In Brisbane for another Award for Best Original Score is composer of the film Omar Fadel who spoke exclusively to SBS Arabic24.


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