Wadaean Julia
Goodbye Julia
Goodbye Julia
Reżyseria:
Mohamed KordofaniScenariusz:
Mohamed KordofaniZdjęcia:
Pierre de VilliersOpisy(1)
Two women forge an unusual friendship across devastating divides in an engrossing Sudanese drama.
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.
(Potential Films)
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A powerful drama about a moral dilemma, in which a wealthy Arab woman hits a black child with her car in a slum and then fearfully leaves the scene of the crime. The child escapes unharmed, but an unfortunate misunderstanding results in the death of his father, who was chasing the fleeing driver on his motorcycle. The remorseful woman then secretly seeks out his unsuspecting wife, hires her as a servant and houses her and the child in her home. The powerful subsequent development of the two women’s relationship and the suspenseful postponement of the inevitable revelation of the truth are complemented by the motif of the Muslim protagonist’s life together with her distant husband and the context of the political situation in Sudan, which is on the verge of a national referendum on the autonomy of its southern region. On multiple levels, the film honestly and comprehensively deals with a number of motifs and characters, incorporating into the story themes such as guilt and redemption, lies and mistrust, the shift from racial prejudice to warm friendship, and determining priorities when making major life decisions.
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