Destiny (Arabic: المصير, translit. al-Maṣīr; French: Le Destin) is a 1997 French-Egyptian historical drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It was screened out of competition at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.[1] 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.[2][3]
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Directed by | Youssef Chahine |
Written by | Youssef Chahine Khaled Youssef |
Produced by | Humbert Balsan Gabriel Khoury |
Starring | Nour El-Sherif |
Cinematography | Mohsen Nasr |
Edited by | Rashida Abdel Salam |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Countries | Egypt France |
Languages | Egyptian Arabic French Spanish |
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.
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