Egyptian independent film “Yomeddine” has been selected to participate in the official competition of the 71st Cannes Film Festival, which runs from 8 to 19 May, Egypt Today reports. Directed by first-time Egyptian-Austrian filmmaker Abu Bakr Shawky, the film tells the story of a leper who escaped from a leper colony with a friend to begin a road trip in search for his family. The story is based on real characters Shawky met at the Abu Zaabal Leper Colony while filming his award-winning documentary “The Colony,” according to the description he wrote for the Kickstarter campaign.