Destiny (1997)

Destiny (1997)

1997-08-18 Egypt, France 129 Min. PG-13
6.8 35 votes
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Overview

In the 12th century's Andalusia lives Ibn Rushd a prominent Islamic philosopher with his wife Zeinab and daughter Salma. The principality is ruled by Khalifa ElMansour who has two sons, ElNasser, an intellectual that likes Ibn Rush and is in love with his daughter Salma. The younger son Abdallah is more into dancing and poetry, spending most of his times with the gypsy family and getting the daughter pregnant. The Khalifa is depending on the extremists to build his army granting them more power which they use to combat artists and philosophers. The extremists succeed in recruiting Abd Allah and train him to kill his father. Events go on where Marawan, the gypsy singer, is killed and Ibn Rushd's books are burnt. Adapted from the real life of Ibn Rushd AlMasir is Chahine's statement against extremism.

Cast

نور الشريف is Averroes/Ibn Rushd
Averroes/Ibn Rushd
Hani Salama is Abdallah
Abdallah
Rogena is Salma
Salma
ليلى علوي is Manuella/Gypsy Woman
Manuella/Gypsy Woman
Mahmoud Hemida is Al Mansour, The Caliph
Al Mansour, The Caliph
Safia ElEmary is Averroes' Wife/Ibn Rushd's wife
Averroes' Wife/Ibn Rushd's wife
Mohamed Mounir is Marwan/Poet
Marwan/Poet
Khaled El Nabawy is Nasser, The Crown Prince
Nasser, The Crown Prince
سيف عبد الرحمن is Caliph's Brother
Ahmed Fouad Selim is Cheikh Riad
Faris Rahoma is Youssef

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