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Destiny

1997Directed by Youssef Chahine
Drama · History · Music2h 9m
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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.

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About Destiny
How long is Destiny?
Destiny runs 2 hours and 9 minutes (129 minutes).
Who directed Destiny?
Destiny was directed by Youssef Chahine.
Who is in the cast of Destiny?
Destiny stars Nour El-Sherif as Averroes/Ibn Rushd, Hani Salama as Abdallah and Rogena as Salma.
What language is Destiny in?
Destiny is in Arabic.
When was Destiny released?
Destiny was released on August 18, 1997.

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