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Destiny (1997)

ALL 08/18/1997 (ar) Drama, History, Music 129 Min
  • Release
    08/18/1997
  • Production
    Ognon Pictures, MISR International Films, France 2 Cinéma
  • Rotten tomato
    68%
  • Original title
    المصير
  • Original language
    ar
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Youssef Chahine

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Producer



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  1. Nour El-Sherif

    Averroes/Ibn Rushd

  2. Hani Salama

    Abdallah

  3. Rogena

    Salma

  4. Layla Olwy

    Manuella/Gypsy Woman

  5. Mahmoud Hemida

    Al Mansour, The Caliph

  6. Safia ElEmary

    Averroes' Wife/Ibn Rushd's wife

  7. Mohamed Mounir

    Marwan/Poet

  8. Khaled El Nabawy

    Nasser, The Crown Prince

  9. Seif Abdelrahman

    Caliph's Brother

  10. Abdullah Mahmoud

    Borhan

  11. Ahmed Fouad Selim

    Cheikh Riad

  12. Faris Rahoma

    Youssef

  13. Ahmed Mokhtar

    Badr

  14. Sherifa Maher

    Manuella's Mother

  15. Fayeq Azab

    Al-Razi

  16. Sanaa Younes

    Assailant's mother

  17. Mohamed Ragab

    Assailant

  18. Hassan El-Adl

    Jafar

  19. Ahmed Sami Abdallah

  20. Maher Selim

  21. Ahmed Hegazi

  22. Magdy Idris

    Emir of the Sect

  23. Mohammad Malas

    Assailant's Father

  24. Hanaa Nassor

  25. Gehad Saad

  26. Engy Abaza

    Sarah

  27. Ameer Al Assemi

    Saad, Assailant's brother

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 27 , Crews : 12

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Destiny (1997) 129 Min

ALL 08/18/1997 (ar)
Drama, History, Music
  • Release 08/18/1997
  • Production
    Ognon Pictures, MISR International Films, France 2 Cinéma
  • Original title المصير
  • ar
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Youssef Chahine

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Rashida Abdel Salam

    Editor

  4. Producer



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