BFF: Goodbye Julia 
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Two women are bound together by the tragedy that eventually tears them apart in Mohamad Kordofani’s gorgeously modulated melodrama, vividly reflecting the social and political rifts that led to the division of Sudan.
In Khartoum, in the years leading up to the establishment of an independent South Sudan, Mona (Eiman Yousif) and Julia (Siran Riyak) represent the opposite sides of almost every divide: rich and poor, Muslim and Christian, north and south, light-skinned and dark. And yet despite a terrible secret that Mona is keeping from Julia when she hires her as her housekeeper, the women become friends.
The rich cinematography and the effortless chemistry between the leads embellish a morality thriller so gripping that it’s possible not to notice just how much you are learning about the root causes of strife in a country that in 2023 has tragically once again been plunged into civil war.
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