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Destiny

68 %|Aug 18, 1997|Drama, History, Music

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.

Featured Crew

Youssef Chahine
Director
Youssef Chahine
Writer
Khaled Youssef
Writer
Mohsen Nasr
Director of Photography
Nahed Nasrallah
Costume Design
Hamed Hemdan
Art Direction
Rashida Abdel Salam
Editor
Kamal Al Taweel
Music

Cast

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Nour El-Sherif
Averroes/Ibn Rushd
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Hani Salama
Abdallah
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Rogena
Salma
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Layla Olwy
Manuella/Gypsy Woman
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Mahmoud Hemida
Al Mansour, The Caliph
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Safia ElEmary
Averroes' Wife/Ibn Rushd's wife
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Mohamed Mounir
Marwan/Poet
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Khaled El Nabawy
Nasser, The Crown Prince
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Seif Abdelrahman
Caliph's Brother
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Sherifa Maher
Manuella's Mother
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Fayeq Azab
Al-Razi
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Sanaa Younes
Assailant's mother
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Mohamed Ragab
Assailant
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Magdy Idris
Emir of the Sect
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Mohammad Malas
Assailant's Father
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Ameer Al Assemi
Saad, Assailant's brother