Tajouje (Arabic: تاجوج, romanized: Tājūj; also Tajouj) is a 1977 Sudanese historical romance film directed by Gadalla Gubara, who considered it his best cinematographic work.[1] It was the first feature film directed by a Sudanese filmmaker.[2] It presents a dramatic story about the unhappy love of two suitors towards the heroine Tajouj. Set in rural Eastern Sudan, it featured the actor Salah ibn Albadya, who was also known for his songs of popular urban music in Sudan.[3][4]
Tajouje تاجوج
Poster of the digitised version of the film screened, in 2017, at Goethe institute, Sudan
Among other awards, Tajouje won the Nefertiti Statute, Egypt's highest film award at the Cairo International Film Festival in 1982, and prizes at film festivals in Alexandria, Ouagadougou, Tehran, Addis Ababa, Berlin, Moscow, Cannes and Carthage.[5] In 2015, the original copy was digitally restored by a German-Sudanese film project and shown both in Sudan and abroad.
The film's story takes place in the distant past in the eastern part of Sudan in a isolated village. Mohallak, a young tribal man, is deeply in love with his cousin Tajouje and openly confesses his love for her in a song. As this is considered shameful in his tribe, Tajouje's father refuses his marriage proposal. Some time later, Mohallak repents his mistake and the marriage is finally agreed upon. In the meantime, however, Ohag, another suitor, has shown his interest in Tajouje, which arouses Mohallak's jealousy. This develops into several dramatic complications that eventually result in tragedy: Mohallak has to leave his village as "a wandering bard of the deserts."[1]
Literary inspirationedit
The film Tajouje is based on the eponymous 1948 romantic novel by Osman Mohamed Hashim, considered by literary critics as the first Sudanese novel. The story was later adapted for a theatre play by Khaled Abu Al-Rous and produced in the National Theatre in Omdurman.[6][7]
Critical receptionedit
Film crew of Tajouje by Gadalla Gubara
Tajouje won the Nefertiti Statute, Egypt's highest film award at the Cairo International Film Festival in 1982, and prizes at film festivals in Alexandria, Ouagadougou, Tehran, Addis Ababa, Berlin, Moscow, Cannes and Carthage.[8]
In 2015, parts of Gubara's film archive were digitised by a German-Sudanese film restoration project. Thus, the German cultural centre - Goethe-Institut - in Khartoum presented Tajouje in a digitally restored version in May 2017.[9] Further, his documentaries about everyday life in Khartoum of the 1960s were shown to new generations of film audiences in Khartoum as well as abroad.[10]
In 2019, the international movie portal Cinema Escapist considered Tajouje as one of the best films in African cinema.[11] As of November 2022, Tajouje was rated 6.9 at IMDb from 27 reviews.[12]
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Still pictures, plot and appreciation of Gadalla Gubara on blog filmwalrus.com
Poster and plot on letterboxd.com
January 01, 1970
tajouje, arabic, تاجوج, romanized, tājūj, also, tajouj, 1977, sudanese, historical, romance, film, directed, gadalla, gubara, considered, best, cinematographic, work, first, feature, film, directed, sudanese, filmmaker, presents, dramatic, story, about, unhapp. Tajouje Arabic تاجوج romanized Tajuj also Tajouj is a 1977 Sudanese historical romance film directed by Gadalla Gubara who considered it his best cinematographic work 1 It was the first feature film directed by a Sudanese filmmaker 2 It presents a dramatic story about the unhappy love of two suitors towards the heroine Tajouj Set in rural Eastern Sudan it featured the actor Salah ibn Albadya who was also known for his songs of popular urban music in Sudan 3 4 Tajouje تاجوج Poster of the digitised version of the film screened in 2017 at Goethe institute SudanDirected byGadalla GubaraWritten byGadalla GubaraStarringSalah ibn AlbadyaRelease date1 March 1977 1977 03 01 South Africa Running time78 minCountrySudanLanguageSudanese Arabic Among other awards Tajouje won the Nefertiti Statute Egypt s highest film award at the Cairo International Film Festival in 1982 and prizes at film festivals in Alexandria Ouagadougou Tehran Addis Ababa Berlin Moscow Cannes and Carthage 5 In 2015 the original copy was digitally restored by a German Sudanese film project and shown both in Sudan and abroad Contents 1 Plot 2 Literary inspiration 3 Critical reception 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlot editThe film s story takes place in the distant past in the eastern part of Sudan in a isolated village Mohallak a young tribal man is deeply in love with his cousin Tajouje and openly confesses his love for her in a song As this is considered shameful in his tribe Tajouje s father refuses his marriage proposal Some time later Mohallak repents his mistake and the marriage is finally agreed upon In the meantime however Ohag another suitor has shown his interest in Tajouje which arouses Mohallak s jealousy This develops into several dramatic complications that eventually result in tragedy Mohallak has to leave his village as a wandering bard of the deserts 1 Literary inspiration editThe film Tajouje is based on the eponymous 1948 romantic novel by Osman Mohamed Hashim considered by literary critics as the first Sudanese novel The story was later adapted for a theatre play by Khaled Abu Al Rous and produced in the National Theatre in Omdurman 6 7 Critical reception edit nbsp Film crew of Tajouje by Gadalla Gubara Tajouje won the Nefertiti Statute Egypt s highest film award at the Cairo International Film Festival in 1982 and prizes at film festivals in Alexandria Ouagadougou Tehran Addis Ababa Berlin Moscow Cannes and Carthage 8 In 2015 parts of Gubara s film archive were digitised by a German Sudanese film restoration project Thus the German cultural centre Goethe Institut in Khartoum presented Tajouje in a digitally restored version in May 2017 9 Further his documentaries about everyday life in Khartoum of the 1960s were shown to new generations of film audiences in Khartoum as well as abroad 10 In 2019 the international movie portal Cinema Escapist considered Tajouje as one of the best films in African cinema 11 As of November 2022 Tajouje was rated 6 9 at IMDb from 27 reviews 12 See also editCinema of Sudan Photography in SudanReferences edit a b Tajouj iffr com IFFR International Film Festival Rotterdam Retrieved 17 October 2020 Sudan Independent Film Festival Inaugural Edition Kicks Off Tonight shadowandact Retrieved 17 October 2020 al Shafee Rogia 22 September 2019 Sudan Salah Ibn Albadya Departure of a Multi Talented Artist allafrica com Retrieved 2022 10 13 Tajouj 1977 تاجوج Directed by Gadalla Gubara letterboxd Retrieved 17 October 2020 Tajouj 1977 Film Affinity Retrieved 17 October 2020 Cormack Raph Shmookler Max eds 2016 04 28 The Book of Khartoum A City in Short Fiction Comma Press ISBN 978 1 905583 72 0 El Nour Eiman 1997 The Development of Contemporary Literature in Sudan Research in African Literatures 28 3 156 ISSN 0034 5210 JSTOR 3821000 Tajouj 1977 Film Affinity Retrieved 17 October 2020 فيلم تاجوج بجودة رقمية حديثة صحيفة ريبورتاج الالكترونية Film Tajouje in digital version in Arabic 2017 05 17 Retrieved 2023 01 10 Studio Gad The Value of Visual Memory World Policy 2019 11 23 Archived from the original on 2019 11 23 Retrieved 2022 10 13 The Best African Movies From All 54 African Countries Cinema Escapist 2019 02 10 Retrieved 2022 10 13 Tajouj 1977 IMDb retrieved 2022 11 03External links editTajouje at IMDb nbsp Full length video of Tajouj on YouTube Sudanese Arabic with English subtitles Tajouj on shadowandact Still pictures plot and appreciation of Gadalla Gubara on blog filmwalrus com Poster and plot on letterboxd com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tajouje amp oldid 1223396749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
