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Destiny
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Destiny

Original Title: المصير

1997
2h 9m
Drama
History
Music

Status

Released

Release

1997

Runtime

2h 9m

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Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 9m
Aug 18, 1997
Languages
Arabic
Director
Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Production
Ognon Pictures
Ognon Pictures
MISR International Films
MISR International Films
France 2 Cinéma
France 2 Cinéma
Production Countries
Egypt
France

Top Cast

27 Cast Members

Nour El-Sherif

Nour El-Sherif

Averroes/Ibn Rushd

Hani Salama

Hani Salama

Abdallah

Rogena

Rogena

Salma

Layla Olwy

Layla Olwy

Manuella/Gypsy Woman

Mahmoud Hemida

Mahmoud Hemida

Al Mansour, The Caliph

Safia ElEmary

Safia ElEmary

Averroes' Wife/Ibn Rushd's wife

Mohamed Mounir

Mohamed Mounir

Marwan/Poet

Khaled El Nabawy

Khaled El Nabawy

Nasser, The Crown Prince

Seif Abdelrahman

Seif Abdelrahman

Caliph's Brother

Abdullah Mahmoud

Borhan

Ahmed Fouad Selim

Ahmed Fouad Selim

Cheikh Riad

Faris Rahoma

Faris Rahoma

Youssef

Ahmed Mokhtar

Ahmed Mokhtar

Badr

Sherifa Maher

Sherifa Maher

Manuella's Mother

Fayeq Azab

Fayeq Azab

Al-Razi

Sanaa Younes

Sanaa Younes

Assailant's mother

Mohamed Ragab

Mohamed Ragab

Assailant

Hassan El-Adl

Hassan El-Adl

Jafar

Ahmed Sami Abdallah

Ahmed Sami Abdallah

Maher Selim

Maher Selim

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