Yomeddine follows a Coptic leper and his orphaned apprentice, who leave the confines of the
leper colony for the first time and embark on a journey across Egypt to search for what is left
of their families.
Genre: Feature, Adventure
Starring: Rady Gamal, Ahmed Abdelhafiz
Written by: Abu Bakr Shawky
Directed by: Abu Bakr Shawky
Produced by: Film Clinic, Desert Highway Pictures
Festivals:
- Cannes Film Festival
- El Gouna Film Festival
- Carthage Film Festival
- Palm Springs International Film Festival
- London BFI Film Fest
- Mill Valley Film Festival
- Marrakesh Film Festival
Awards:
- El Gouna Film Festival: Best Arab Film and Cinema for Humanity Award
- Carthage Film Festival: Tanit D’argent (Silver Tanit)
- Best Film by the Piu Culture Jury Medfim Festival
- Best Feature Film (Reflet D’or) at Geneva International Film Festival
- Philadelphia Film Festival: Student Choice Award
- Valladolid International Film Festival: Audience Award, Young Jury Award, Special
Mention
- Heartland Film Festival: Best Foreign Language Contender Award
- Orcas Island Film Festival: Vanguard Award
- Asia Pacific Screen Award: Nominated for Music Score
- Arte Mare Festival: Prix Voyage Air France, Prix RCFM Pierre Mari, Prix MGEN du Public
- Egyptian Film Society: Best Film, Screenplay, Director, and Actor in secondary Role