Based on a Sudanese short story, 'You Will Die at Twenty' follows the life of Muzamil (Mustafa Shehata) from birth until his 20th birthday. At the boy's naming ceremony, a sheik prophesizes that Muzamil will meet an early death at the age of twenty. The villagers taunt him, referring to him as "son of death", and he becomes increasingly isolated, with only the opportunity to study the Koran. But when he meets Suliman (Mahmoud Maysara Elsaraj), an educated outsider, a conflict grows within Muzamil between his traditional values and newfound modern aspirations. Will he have the time to act out his desires?
Actors:
Mustafa Shehata, Islam Mubarak, Mahmoud Maysara Elsaraj, Bonna Khalid, Talal Afifi, Amal Mustafa, Nahid Hassan, Rabeha Mahmoud, Abdulrahman Alshibly, Moatasem Rashed, Asjad Mohamed, Adil Kebida, Mohammed Ahmad Alshaer, Ahmed Alkarib, Mohamed Hussain Khalil, Khalid Abu Ashra, Layla Salim, Abeer Hamza Alnaw, Salma Madani, Mazin Ahmed
Directors:
Amjad Abu Alala
Producers:
Arnaud Dommerc, Michael Henrichs, Ingrid Lill Høgtun
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