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7.0/10   694 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Youssef Chahine (writer)
Khaled Youssef (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
16 October 1998 (USA) more
Plot:
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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
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A masterpiece of the modern Egyptian movie making more (13 total)

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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Destiny (USA)
El maseer (alternative transliteration)
Le destin (France)
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Runtime:
135 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Caliph's brother: Thoughts have wings. No one can prevent them from flying. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Humbert Balsan, producteur rebelle (2006) (TV) more

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A masterpiece of the modern Egyptian movie making, 24 January 1999
9/10
Author: khachaba from Cairo Egypt

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.

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