Drama / SUDAN / EGYPT / GERMANY / FRANCE / SAUDI ARABIA / SWEDEN | 2023 | 120 MIN.
BY MOHAMED KORDOFANI
Just before the secession of South Sudan, a married former singer from the north seeks redemption for causing the death of a southern man by hiring his oblivious wife as her maid.
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Cast Eiman Yousif, Siran Riak, Nazar Gomaa, Ger Duany, Stephanos James Peter, Motasim Abdelrazig Ahmed
Director Mohamed Kordofani Script Mohamed Kordofani Assistant director Nadine Salib Line Producer Samo Hussain Assistant Producer Rua Osman Cinematography Pierre de Villiers Gaffer Habib Ben Salem Editing Heba Othman Production design Issa Kandil Costume design Simba Elmur Sound mixing Rawad Hobeika Sound design Rana Eid Re-recording mix Lama Sawaya Colorist Dirk Meier Music Mazin Hamid
Produced by STATION FILMS(SUDAN) Co-produced by RED STAR FILMS(EGYPT), DIE GESELLSCHAFT DGS (GERMANY), KLOZIUM STUDIOS (SUDAN), DOLCE VITA FILMS (FRANCE), CINEWAVES FILMS (SAUDI ARABIA), AMBIENT LIGHT (EGYPT), CULT (EGYPT), In co-production with RED SEA FESTIVAL FOUNDATION (SAUDI ARABIA), MAD SOLUTIONS (EGYPT), CANAL+ International
Supported byFilm- und Medienstiftung NRW, Paris Region, Red Sea Fund, Arab Fund For Arts & Culture - AFAC, ARRI - International Support Program, Göteborg Film Fund, British Council - Khartoum Development support El Gouna Film Festival - CineGouna Platform, MAFF Industry Days / MAFF Developed through New Directors New Films Festival - Pitching Competition, Cairo International Film Festival - EAVE on demand, Durban International Film Festival - Durban Filmmart, Robert Bosch - Follow The Nile, Cinephilia at the Cannes Film Festival, El Gouna Film Festival - Cinegouna, Beirut Cinema Platform, Film Independent - Global Media Makers LA Residency
International sales MAD SOLUTIONS
ProducersAmjad Abu Alala, Mohammed Alomda Co-producers Baho Bakhsh, Safei Eldin Mahmoud, Michael Henrichs, Khaled Awad, Mohamed Kordofani, Marc Irmer, Faisal Baltyuor, Ali Elarabi, Adham El Sherif and Issraa Elkogali Häggström Consulting producer Ingrid Lill Hogtun
GOODBYE JULIA is Sudan's submission to the 99th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.
Drama / SUDAN / EGYPT / GERMANY / FRANCE / SAUDI ARABIA / SWEDEN | 2023 | 120 MIN.
BY MOHAMED KORDOFANI
Just before the secession of South Sudan, a married former singer from the north seeks redemption for causing the death of a southern man by hiring his oblivious wife as her maid.
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Cast Eiman Yousif, Siran Riak, Nazar Gomaa, Ger Duany, Stephanos James Peter, Motasim Abdelrazig Ahmed
Director Mohamed Kordofani
Script Mohamed Kordofani
Assistant director Nadine Salib
Line Producer Samo Hussain
Assistant Producer Rua Osman
Cinematography Pierre de Villiers
Gaffer Habib Ben Salem
Editing Heba Othman
Production design Issa Kandil
Costume design Simba Elmur
Sound mixing Rawad Hobeika
Sound design Rana Eid
Re-recording mix Lama Sawaya
Colorist Dirk Meier
Music Mazin Hamid
Produced by STATION FILMS (SUDAN)
Co-produced by RED STAR FILMS (EGYPT), DIE GESELLSCHAFT DGS (GERMANY), KLOZIUM STUDIOS (SUDAN), DOLCE VITA FILMS (FRANCE), CINEWAVES FILMS (SAUDI ARABIA), AMBIENT LIGHT (EGYPT), CULT (EGYPT),
In co-production with RED SEA FESTIVAL FOUNDATION (SAUDI ARABIA), MAD SOLUTIONS (EGYPT), CANAL+ International
Supported by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Paris Region, Red Sea Fund, Arab Fund For Arts & Culture - AFAC, ARRI - International Support Program, Göteborg Film Fund, British Council - Khartoum
Development support El Gouna Film Festival - CineGouna Platform, MAFF Industry Days / MAFF
Developed through New Directors New Films Festival - Pitching Competition, Cairo International Film Festival - EAVE on demand, Durban International Film Festival - Durban Filmmart, Robert Bosch - Follow The Nile, Cinephilia at the Cannes Film Festival, El Gouna Film Festival - Cinegouna, Beirut Cinema Platform, Film Independent - Global Media Makers LA Residency
International sales MAD SOLUTIONS
Producers Amjad Abu Alala, Mohammed Alomda
Co-producers Baho Bakhsh, Safei Eldin Mahmoud, Michael Henrichs, Khaled Awad, Mohamed Kordofani, Marc Irmer, Faisal Baltyuor, Ali Elarabi, Adham El Sherif and Issraa Elkogali Häggström
Consulting producer Ingrid Lill Hogtun
GOODBYE JULIA is Sudan's submission to the 99th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.
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selected festivals
awards
Cannes Film Festival FREEDOM PRIZE