Movie · Drama · Independent

A moving meditation on what it means to live in the present, You Will Die At Twenty is an auspicious debut and Sudan’s first Oscar submission, Shortly after his birth, the holy man of the village predicts that Muzamil will die at age 20. His father, unable to stand the curse, leaves home forcing Sakina to raise her son as an overly protective single mother. One day, Muzamil turns 19....

2020 · 1h 43m
Director Amjad Abu Alala

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You Will Die At Twenty

Drama

A moving meditation on what it means to live in the present, You Will Die At Twenty is an auspicious debut and Sudan’s first Oscar submission, Shortly after his birth, the holy man of the village predicts that Muzamil will die at age 20. His father, unable to stand the curse, leaves home forcing Sakina to raise her son as an overly protective single mother. One day, Muzamil turns 19....

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Average 7.6
Reviews 27
Fresh 24
Rotten 3

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Studio
Film Movement
Released
2020
Run Time
1 hr 43 min
Rated
Unrated
Regions of Origin
Sudan, Germany, Egypt, France, Norway, Qatar
© 2019 New Wave Films

Languages

Original Audio
Arabic, Arabic (Sudan)
Audio

Arabic (Sudan) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (United States)