‘EXCLUSIVE: Goodbye Julia’ Trailer: Khartoum-Shot Drama Makes History As First Sudanese Feature To Play In Cannes
which will make history this month as the first Sudanese feature to play in Cannes when it world premieres in Un Certain Regard.
The conflict comes amid a tumultuous four years for the country, spanning the 2019 revolution, which deposed 30-year dictator Omar al-Bashir; the 2021 military coup, which stopped the move towards a civilian democracy in its tracks, and ongoing pro-democracy resistance protests ever since., however, is not focused on Sudan’s recent history, but rather on the events leading up to the 2011 South Sudanese Independence referendum, in which 99.
Kordofani, who hails from the north, explores the roots of this schism through the tale of two women from either side of the division whose lives become intertwined in Khartoum. Dubai-based, South Sudan-born top model Siran Riak makes her debut as the maid, with veteran Sudanese actor Nazar Goma and U.S-Sudanese actor and refugee advocate Ger Duany in supporting roles.
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