You Will Die at Twenty

How much does religious interfere in life and death?

This movie does not explain it or give the answers but it gives question to ourselves. Don't wait for death, enjoy every moments, sober or not. Life is everywhere and we need to experience each one of them.

We are spending our whole lives in fear of dying because of all the instability, and by the time it's too late we will realise we forgot to live. The movie looks great and it has its memorable moments - the beginning and ending are both stellar. However, the rest of it was overly leisurely paced and emotionally empty due to the characterization being quite slim.

Synopsis: Winner of the Lion of the Future Award for best Debut Feature at the Venice Film Festival, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is visually sumptuous "coming-of-death" fable. During her son's naming ceremony, a Sheikh predicts that Sakina's child will die at the age of 20. Haunted by this prophecy, Sakina becomes overly protective of her son Muzamil, who grows up knowing about his fate. As Muzamil escapes Sakina's ever-watchful eye, he encounters friends, ideas and challenges that make him question his destiny. Sudan's first Oscar submission, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is an auspicious debut and a moving meditation on what it means to live in the present.

As a Sudanese guy living in UAE, I have seen the movie in a special screening in Dubai and I was happy with the many nationalities attended. The movie gives the perfect come of age story in the beautiful culture of Sudan with all the religion believes & north eastern African life style & culture. All the world will get to know the true meaning of life in Sudan.

This is my first ever review and I may not know well about review ethics but I felt to write one because I felt this movie.

A pure reflection of cultural and religious realities faced in adolescence, beautifully directed and acted. It was very interesting to discover while watching this movie that my childhood has been through all these moments and happenings even the houses and festivals they celebrate in Sudan, and I am from Pakistan.

Thank you for this amazing movie.

Love and Prayers for Africa.

At the first sigh, a story about death. Remembering Old Greek tragedy. In essence, a beautiful, in profound sense, story about life. A boy, the word of a religious leader, the fear of father, the tension defining the life of mother, a love remaining only delicate sketch and the magnificent end. A film so rich in symbols and definitions than is unfair to precise its levels. But, more important, a great example of the force of talent of director. A film from Sudan. Admirable in each of its meanings.