'Yomeddine' trivia and fun facts

Christianism

The writer and director decided that the main character should be a Christian because of the relationship between this religion and leprosy.

The movie is based on the real leprosy colony Abu Zaabal in Egypt, in which around 1500 people live.

"Yomeddine" means "Judgment Day" in Arabic.

The main actor, Rady Gamal, is a leprosy survivor and has very clear illness-effects in his body.

It was the movie selected by Egypt to represent the country in 91st Oscars.

The movie crew comes from several nationalities: the DP is Argentinian and the composer is American.