Announcing Cinema Arabiyya #7! This summer we’ll enjoy some lighter stories with a strong presence, starting with YOMEDDINE from Egypt.

Beshay – a man cured of leprosy – has never left the leper colony in the Egyptian desert where he has lived since childhood. Following the death of his wife, he finally decides to go in search of his roots. With his meagre possessions strapped to a donkey cart, he sets out. Quickly joined by Obama, the Nubian orphan he has taken under his wing, Beshay will cross Egypt and confront the world with all its sorrows, its hardships and moments of grace, in his quest for a family, a place to belong, a little humanity…

Director: Abu Bakr Shawky Run Time: 97 min. Format: DCP Rating: NR Release Year: 2018 Language: Arabic with English subtitles

Starring: Rady Gamal, Ahmed Abdelhafiz, Osama Abdallah, Adel Abdulsalam, Dana Abed