Yomeddine

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Yomeddine

2019

1h 37m

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

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77%

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30 Reviews

90%

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Two outcasts, a Coptic leper and his orphaned apprentice, leave their leper colony for the first time and embark on a journey across Egypt to search for what remains of their families.

Critics Consensus

While it may deliver an excess of sentimentality, Yomeddine lays out an wonderfully unorthodox road trip yarn with affecting performances and gentle storytelling.

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Noëlle D. Lilley

Chicago Reader

03/11/2020

Yomeddine surpasses its predictability to become a heartfelt film that hits home.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

09/30/2019

I love this movie... Beautiful, beautiful film.

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Roxana Hadadi

AV Club

09/19/2019

B+

Yomeddine is carried along by strong performances from its central pair of actors, whose affection for each other permeates throughout a narrative of both tragedy and triumph.

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Joseph Fahim

Middle East Eye

07/02/2021

"Yomeddine" shows an Egypt rarely seen on the big screen. The villages scattered from north to south are devoid of the hustle and bustle of the capital - a dystopia-like wasteland forgotten and abandoned by the ruling elite.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

01/31/2020

B

The drama plays out as a comical and quirky character-study road film, that might be slight but is watchable despite all its gooey sentimentality.

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Harvey S. Karten

Big Apple Reviews

09/05/2019

A-

If this is not the year's best movie, the unorthodox road trip in the Egyptian desert by two people shunned by society makes it the most moving.

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nefasto r

@Nefasto 12/03/2019

Beautiful film with a pure soul. A road trip movie with a very simple story and one clear destination: acceptance!

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10/08/2019

Watched this on the airplane actually. Didn't know what to expect at all, but by the end I was SHOOK. One of the most touching, thoughtful and cinematic films I've ever seen. Loved it so much.

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07/13/2019

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Karen G

@KarenOC 01/13/2019

Fell in love with lead characters. Important plot about family.

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10/26/2018

I loved this movie! Did not find it maudlin or predictable. On the contrary, it was poignant, touching and extremely well-done. Highly recommended.

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10/02/2018

an amazing road-trip movie that reflects the truth about how being different makes you scary but can make you tough as well, one can see those situation in Egypt in everyday life

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Synopsis

Two outcasts, a Coptic leper and his orphaned apprentice, leave their leper colony for the first time and embark on a journey across Egypt to search for what remains of their families.

Director: Abu Bakr Shawky
Producer: Dina Emam
Screenwriter: Abu Bakr Shawky
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Film-Clinic
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Theaters): May 31, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 22, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.3K
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)