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Goodbye Julia (Arabic: وداعا جوليا, romanized: Wadāʻan Jūlyā) is a 2023 Sudanese drama directed by Mohamed Kordofani set against a backdrop of events that led to the South Sudanese 2011 referendum for independence from the North.
A story about two women who represent the complicated relationship and differences between northern and southern Sudanese communities, it is the first movie from Sudan ever to be presented in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival.
The film was shot in 40 days in November and December of 2022, while the musical score by popular Sudanese musician Mazin Hamid was recorded under tight deadline in Khartoum when war broke out in April 2023. Kordofani said that the film’s soundtrack, which includes numerous songs from South Sudan and North Sudan was intended to reflect Sudan’s shared culture and ties. It includes a song from the late northern songwriter Sayed Khalifa, as well as an original track that closes the film.