Yomeddine

2018 film

  • 9 May 2018 (2018-05-09) (Cannes)
Running time
93 minutesCountryEgyptLanguageArabicBox office$81,030[1]

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.[2][3] At Cannes, it won the François Chalais Prize.[4] It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[5][6]

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.[7] On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Yomeddine (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ^ "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ^ Debruge, Peter; Keslassy, Elsa (12 April 2018). "Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard". Variety.
  4. ^ "Egyptian feature 'Yomeddine' grabs Francois Chalais Prize at Cannes". Egypt Today. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. ^ "رسميًا.. "يوم الدين" يمثل مصر في الأفلام المرشحة لـ"أوسكار". Almasryalyoum. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. ^ Kozlov, Vladimir (13 September 2018). "Oscars: Egypt Selects 'Yomeddine' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Yomeddine". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Yomeddine". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

External links

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