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Summary
A retired singer from northern Sudan, Mona, burdened by guilt for covering up a man's death, hires his southern widow, Julia, as her maid. Unable to confess her role in the tragedy, she hopes to move forward, but the country's growing unrest threatens to reveal her secret.
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- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+23)
Critics 100Audiences 77GoodWatch 88
Tomatometer100%
IMDb7.7
Running time
1 h 55 min
A typical length for crime movies, +9 min on the typical 106
typical 106115Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 134 countries
+124Released
2023
November 8, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
Arabic
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Egypt
France- Germany
Saudi Arabia
Sudan- Sweden
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 33
Eiman YousifMona
Siran RiakJulia
Nazar GomaaAkram
Ger DuanyMajier- MAMustafa AlkhalifaMirghani
- MKMouawia KhalidTariq
- SJStephanos James PeterDaniel, old
- LDLouis Daniel DingDaniel, young
- MAMotasim Abdelrazig AhmedBakri
- PVPaulino Victor BolSantino
- MNMartha Nilwak KandoAshol
- SMShamsaldeen Minto AboutiKhamees
- MAMohamed AbdelazimJames
- MSMohamed ShamesldinNewscaster
- NTNagat TahaMona's Mother
- MWMohamed Wd AlbaharPolice Officer I
- WBWaleed BilalPolice Officer II
- AAAbdualbagi AlamenPolice Officer III
- MSMohamed SigaironStudio Customer
- MMMario MaburPriest I
- FJFather JorgePriest II
- ATAkual T. LualJulia's Friend / Colleague
- IHIssam HamidLieutenant
- OHOmer Hassan AhmedInvestigating Officer
Directing · 2
- Mohamed Kordofani Director, Writer, Dialogue, Co-Producer
- Nadine Salib First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Khaled Alwaleed Dialogue
Production · 17
- Lupita Nyong'o Executive Producer
- Amjad Abu Alala Producer
- Mohamed Alomd'a Producer
- Ali El Arabi Co-Producer
- Marc Irmer Co-Producer
- Baho Bakhsh Co-Producer
Camera · 3
- Pierre De Villiers Director of Photography
- Burhan Tame Best Boy Grip
- Oualid Bin Abdallah Ayadi Key Grip
Editing · 3
- Heba Othman Editor
- Dirk Meier Colorist
- Yasser Abdelgawad Assistant Editor
Sound · 12
- Mazen Hamid Original Music Composer
- Rana Eid Sound Designer
- Layal Watfeh Music Supervisor
- Vanessa Kanaan Dialogue Editor
- Marita Sbeih Foley Artist
- Mouawia Khalid ADR Recordist
Art · 4
- Issa Kandil Production Design
- Sara Awad Art Direction
- Azza Mustafa Co-Art Director
- Ayman Abdallah Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Rayan Elbasir Makeup & Hair
- Simba Elmur Costume Designer
- Hajer Bash Costume Supervisor
- Shaima Adil Makeup & Hair Assistant
- Leynah Sirry On Set Dresser
- Roua Abdallah Hairdresser
Visual Effects · 3
- Ahmed Metwally VFX Artist
- Bishoy Nader VFX Artist
- Mahmoud Ghareeb VFX Supervisor
Lighting · 3
- Ahmed Ali Honda Electrician
- Taha Jabari Best Boy Electrician
- Habib Ben Salem Gaffer
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