Mohamed Kordofani
Feature Narrative
Sudan, Egypt, Germany, France, Saudi Arabia, Sweden
120’ | 2023
Arabic with English subtitles
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.
Cast: Eiman Yousif, Siran Riak, Nazar Gomaa, Ger Duany, Stephanos James Peter
Director of photography: Pierre de Villiers
Music: Mazin Hamid
Editor: Heba Othman
Colorist: Dirk Meier
Producers: Amjad Abu Alala, Mohammed Alomda
Co-Producers: Baho Bakhsh, Safei Eldin Mahmoud, Michael Henrichs, Khalid Awad, Mohamed Kordofani, Marc Irmer, Faisal Baltyuor, Ali Elarabi, Adham El Sherif, and Issraa Elkogali Häggström
Production Company: Station Films
Co-Production: Red Star Films, Die Gesellschaft DGS, Klozium Studios, Dolce Vita Films, Cinewaves Films, Ambient Light, CULT, and RiverFlower
Mohamed Kordofani is a Sudanese filmmaker who made Nyerkuk, Kejers Prison, and A Tour in Love Republic. Nyerkuk won the Black Elephant Award for Best Sudanese Film, the NAAS Award for Best Arab Film at the Carthage Film Festival, the Jury Award at the Oran International Arab Film Festival, and Arnone-Belavite Pellegrini Award at the FCAAA in Milan. Kejers Prison was screened during the Sudanese revolution at the sit-in square in front of thousands of protesters. A Tour in Love Republic was the first pro-revolution film to be broadcast on Sudan's national TV. His latest film, This is Sudan, was commissioned by Sudan’s former prime minister to promote Sudan's potential for investment.