aKasha

+Sudan in Focus
+Post-Screening Discussion

Sunday, 9/29
5:45 p.m.

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aKasha
أكاشا 

hajooj kuka
Narrative feature
78 mins | 2018
Sudan, South Africa, Qatar, Germany
Arabic with English subtitles
Minnesota premiere

Adnan is a Sudanese revolutionary who is considered a war hero. His love for his AK-47 rifle is equalled only by his feelings for Lina, his long-suffering sweetheart. When Adnan is late to return to his military unit after his leave, army commander Blues launches “a kasha”: the rounding up and arresting of truant soldiers. Adnan is caught off-guard and makes a run for it with pacifist Absi. The two unlikely friends plot ways to reunite Adnan with his gun—and with Lina—while avoiding their fellow soldiers. Through a series of wry and humorous incidents over twenty-four hours, the films explores life and ideology in rebel-held areas of Sudan.

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Festivals and Awards:
Venice International Film Festival, Italy, 2018
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, 2018
BFI London Film Festival, UK, 2018
Cape Town International Film Market and Festival, South Africa, 2018

hajooj kuka is a filmmaker from Sudan. hajooj’s 2014 feature documentary, Beats of the Antonov, premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and won the People’s Choice Documentary award. The film has been broadcast on PBS’s POV and has screened at over 60 festivals, including Mizna’s 2015 Twin Cities Arab Film Festival, and won 7 international awards. hajooj also trains and works with young filmmakers across Sudan.