Cinema Staziun Lavin - WORLD FILM DAYS: GOODBYE JULIA

WORLD FILM DAYS: GOODBYE JULIA
Sudan 2023 / Director: Mohamed Kordofani // African food at 18:30

The well-off Mona from North Sudan has caused the death of a man from the south under unfortunate circumstances. To make up for her guilt, she takes in the widow Julia and her son. Against the backdrop of the division of the country, Mohamed Kordofani tells a sensitive story about guilt and atonement. In January 2011, the population of South Sudan voted by a majority of 99 percent for secession from the north of the country. As a result, what was once Africa's largest country officially split into two states and South Sudan became the youngest country in the world. Mohamed Kordofani sets his first feature film in the turbulent years before the split: Mona, a former singer from the North Sudanese upper class, is plagued by feelings of guilt after causing the death of a young father from South Sudan. In order to make amends for her guilt, she takes in the unsuspecting widow of the deceased and her son. A friendship develops between the two women from such different backgrounds, but the moral dilemma and the unrest in the country find their way into the house. Goodbye Julia is the first film from Sudan to make it into the official program of the Cannes Film Festival. With his first film, co-produced by Lupita Nyong'o, Mohamed Kordofani won the Prix de la Liberté and was sent into the Oscar race by Sudan. The film sheds light on a society in which discrimination persists and women are suffocated by absurd social, cultural and religious constraints. He also takes an important look at a decisive moment in Africa's history, but also at a country that does not come to rest. A strong plea for the basic values of humanism and a sensitive film that combines the intimate and the political.

Language: Arabic / Subtitles: DE/FR

African meal at 18:30
Registration for dinner on 079 503 51 10 or info@staziun-lavin.ch

Duration: 120 min., Recommended for ages 16 and up

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There are a few remaining tickets at the box office from 7:30 p.m.