The Egyptian film festival wrapped up its third edition on Friday, but not before a clutch of directors were awarded for their work.
El Gouna winners
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Best Narrative Film
Sudanese director Amjad Abu Alala won the coveted award for his film “You Will Die at Twenty,” which tells the story of a Sudanese youth haunted by a Dervish prophecy.
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Best Arab Narrative Film
Algeria’s Mounia Meddour won for “Papicha,” which follows the life of an unabashed 18-year-old who refuses to let the Algerian Civil War prevent her from living a normal teenage life.
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Best Actress
Hend Sabry nabbed the award for her role in “Noura’s Dream,” which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and explores an abusive marriage.
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Best Actor
Poland’s Bartosz Bielenia was awarded for his role in jailhouse drama “Corpus Christi.”
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Best Documentary Film
Sudan’s Suhaib Gasmelbari nabbed the award for his documentary “Talking About Trees,” which follows four older filmmakers who battle to bring cinema-going back to Sudan.
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Best Arab Documentary Film
In “Ibrahim: A Fate to Define,” director Lina Al-Abed searches for traces of her disappeared father — a seemingly ordinary Palestinian man who was actually a secret member of a militant splinter faction.