Goodbye Julia
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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Eiman Yousif
Mona
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Asad
Siran Riak
Julia
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Nazar Gomaa
Akram
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Ger Duany
Majier
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Mustafa Alkhalifa
Mirghani
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Mouawia Khalid
Tariq
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Stephanos James Peter
Daniel, old
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Louis Daniel Ding
Daniel, young
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Issraa Elkogali Häggström
Mona
Motasim Abdelrazig Ahmed
Bakri
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Paulino Victor Bol
Santino
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Martha Nilwak Kando
Ashol
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Mohamed Kordofani Director · Mazen Hamid Composer Pierre De Villiers Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $331K · First release May 20, 2023 · Produced in Egypt, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Sweden
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$330,972
Production
Red Star Films
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Klozium Studios
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Die Gesellschaft DGS
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Dolce Vita Films
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CineWaves Films
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Ambient Light
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Barentsfilm AS
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Riverflower
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Station Films
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CULT
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MAD Solutions
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Canal+ International
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Egypt · France · Germany · Saudi Arabia · Sudan · Sweden
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Original title
وداعًا جوليا
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
France · May 20, 2023
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · November 8, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
April 4, 2024 · Theatrical
China
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
April 19, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
May 13, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 全国艺术电影放映联盟分线有限上映 Limited Release in National Alliance of Arthouse Cinemas
November 5, 2026 · Digital
Czechia
June 30, 2023 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Germany
August 15, 2024 · Theatrical
Indonesia
October 3, 2024 · Premiere · Madani International Film Festival
Netherlands
July 18, 2024 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 9, 2024 · Premiere · Africa Film Festival
Sweden
November 8, 2023 · Theatrical
Taiwan
August 20, 2024 · Premiere · Taoyuan Film Festival
December 13, 2024 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 14, 2023 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
May 31, 2024 · Premiere · Muslim International Film Festival
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