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Destiny (1997 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Destiny' (, translit. 'al-Mar'; ) is a 1997 French-Egyptian historical drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It was screened out of competition at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The film is about Averroes, a 12th-century philosopher from Andalusia who would be known as the most important commentator on Aristotle.
The film is set in Cordoba and depicts the relationship between the Caliph and Averroes, who is one of his most trusted advisors. Religious fanatics start gaining control and begin influencing the Caliph's decisions, leading to the persecution of the philosopher and to political unrest in Andalusia.
Cast
* Nour El-Sherif as Averroes
* Laila Eloui as Manuella
* Mahmoud Hemida as Al Mansour, The Caliph
* Safia El Emari as Averroes' Wife
* Mohamed Mounir as Marwan
* Khaled El Nabawy as Nasser, The Crown Prince
* Seif El Dine as Abdullah The Caliph's Brother
* Abdalla Mahmoud as Borhan
* Ahmed Fouad Selim as Cheikh Riad
* Magdi Idris as Emir of the Sect
* Ahmed Moukhtar as Bard
* Sherifa Maher as Manuella's Mother
* Rayek Azzab as El Razi
* Hassan El Adl as Gaafar
* Hani Salama as Abdalla
* as Youssef
* Ingi Abaza as Sarah
See also
* List of historical drama films
* List of submissions to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Egyptian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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