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16 October 1998 (USA)
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The story is set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher...
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Summer Preview: Repertory Calendar for the Coasts
(From IFC. 5 May 2009, 1:32 PM, PDT)
Chahine Dies After Long Bout Of Ill Health
(From WENN. 27 July 2008, 7:33 AM, PDT)
(From IFC. 5 May 2009, 1:32 PM, PDT)
Chahine Dies After Long Bout Of Ill Health
(From WENN. 27 July 2008, 7:33 AM, PDT)
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A masterpiece of the modern Egyptian movie making
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Nour El-Sherif | ... | Averroes (as Nour El Cherif) |
| Laila Eloui | ... | Manuella |
| Mahmoud Hemida | ... | Al Mansour, The Caliph (as Mahmoud Hemeida) |
| Safia El Emari | ... | Averroes' Wife (as Safia El Emary) |
| Mohamed Mounir | ... | The Bard |
 | Khaled Nabawy | ... | Nasser, The Crown Prince (as Khaled El Nabaoui) |
| Seif El Dine | ... | The Caliph's Brother (as Seif Abdel Rahman) |
| Abdalla Mahmoud | ... | Borhan |
| Ahmed Fouad Selim | ... | Cheikh Riad |
| Magdi Idris | ... | Emir of the Sect |
| Ahmed Moukhtar | ... | Bard |
| Sherifa Maher | ... | Manuella's Mother |
| Rayek Azzab | ... | El Razi |
| Hassan El Adl | ... | Gaafar |
| Hani Salama | ... | Abdalla |
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135 min
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Caliph's brother:
Thoughts have wings. No one can prevent them from flying.
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Featured in Humbert Balsan, producteur rebelle (2006) (TV)
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The movie is simply great. So beautiful, so entertaining, so well-made. As beautiful as I had expected from yousef shaheen, the director, as a leader of the modern Egyptian movie making. The ideal declared by the film is a throbbing hot one. Liberal thought and freedom from all pre-made and superimposed thought is a subject that I never saw treated in such an open manner, especially in a conservative society like the Egyptian one. The Camera playing, the lighting modules, the music, the positioning of the right song in the right situation are all points that count on the director's side. The scene where the Khaleefa says: "I'm the Andalus" with him being zoomed out to appear dotted in the centre of the screen, is one scene that I don't think will forget. The actors choice was also very successful. If you have never seen an Egyptian film before, this is a good one to start with.