Yomeddine

Yomeddine
يوم الدين
Film poster
Directed byAbu Bakr Shawky
Written byAbu Bakr Shawky
Produced byDina Emam
StarringRady Gamal
Ahmed Abdelhafiz
CinematographyFederico Cesca
Edited byErin Greenwell
Music byOmar Fadel
Production
companies
Distributed byStrand Releasing
Release date
  • 9 May 2018 (2018-05-09) (Cannes)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic
Box office$81,030[2]

Yomeddine (Egyptian Arabic: يوم الدين) (English: Judgement Day) is a 2018 Egyptian drama film directed by Abu Bakr Shawky based on friendship relations. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4] At Cannes, it won the François Chalais Prize.[5] It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[6][7]

Cast

  • Rady Gamal as Beshay
  • Ahmed Abdelhafiz as Obama

Reception

The film has 77% rating and an average rating 6.80/10 based on 30 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.[8] On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]

Release

Yomeddine was theatrically released in France by Le Pacte in May 2018.[10][11]

On 18 September 2018, Strand Releasing acquired the North American distribution rights for the film.[12]

In May 2019, Strand Releasing premiered Yomeddine at IFC Center in New York as well as three Los Angeles' locations including the Laemmle on the Westside and various theatres in Pasadena and the San Fernando Valley..[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wild Bunch, Le Pacte Board Cannes's Competition Film 'Yomeddine'". Variety. 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Yomeddine (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ^ "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. ^ Debruge, Peter; Keslassy, Elsa (12 April 2018). "Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard". Variety.
  5. ^ "Egyptian feature 'Yomeddine' grabs Francois Chalais Prize at Cannes". Egypt Today. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  6. ^ "رسميًا.. "يوم الدين" يمثل مصر في الأفلام المرشحة لـ"أوسكار". Almasryalyoum. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  7. ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (13 September 2018). "Oscars: Egypt Selects 'Yomeddine' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Yomeddine". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Yomeddine". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  10. ^ "'Yomeddine' Produced By Alumna Dina Emam '16 is Egypt's Official Selection for 2019 Academy Award". Columbia University. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  11. ^ Mandelbaum, Jacques (10 May 2018). "Cannes 2018: « Yomeddine », le long voyage du lépreux et de l'orphelin" [Cannes 2018: "Yomeddine", the long journey of the leper and the orphan]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  12. ^ Kay, Jeremy (18 September 2018). "Strand Releasing acquires Egyptian Oscar submission 'Yomeddine'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  13. ^ Brooks, Brian (31 May 2019). "'The Fall Of The American Empire', 'Yomeddine' Among Weekend's Few Limited Releases – Specialty B.O. Preview". Retrieved 6 November 2024.