Mohamed Kordofani both wrote and directed the film, which is a collaborative effort among talents from Sudan, Sweden, Germany, Saudi Arabia, France and Egypt.
I’m Migrant Film Festival in London will be screening Sudanese director Mohamed Kordofani’s acclaimed film, Goodbye Julia on Saturday, February 22 at 6:30 pm.
Goodbye Julia features Eiman Yousif, Siran Riak, Nazar Goma and Ger Duany. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival 2024, clinching the prestigious Freedom Prize. The film represented Sudan in the Best International Film category at the Academy Awards.
Lupita Nyong’o, the Academy Award-winning actress serves as the executive producer of Goodbye Julia.
Directed by Mohamed Kordofani, the film unfolds within the backdrop of the secessionist movement that led to the formation of the independent nation of South Sudan in 2011.
Goodbye Julia follows the story of Mona — a northern Sudanese retired singer in a tense marriage — who is wracked by guilt after covering up a murder. In an attempt to make amends, she takes 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.
The film is a co-production involving Sudanese, Swedish, German, Saudi, French and Egyptian collaborators.
Written and directed by Mohamed Kordofani, Goodbye Julia is produced by Amjad Abu Alala of Station Films in collaboration with Mohamed Al-Omda. MAD Solutions manages worldwide sales and distribution.
Co-producers of the film include Baho Bakhsh and Safei Eldin Mahmoud (Red Star Films), Michael Henrichs (Die Gesellschaft), Khaled Awad and Mohamed Kordofani (Klozium Studios), Marc Irmer (Dolce Vita), Faisal Baltyuor (Cinewaves Films), Ali El-Arabi (Ambient Light), Adham El-Sherif (CULT) and Issraa Elkogali Häggström (RiverFlower).
