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Egypt10 Essential Egyptian FilmsStop 9 of 10

Yomeddine

يوم الدين

2018

A Coptic man cured of leprosy but still marked by it leaves the only home he has known — a leper colony — and, with an orphaned boy at his side, sets off across Egypt on a battered donkey cart to find the family that abandoned him. A tender road movie.

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Part of 10 Essential Egyptian Films

This film is stop 9 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Egypt. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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