The Destiny
Film

The Destiny

1997 · 136 min · ★ 6.8 · Dir. Youssef Chahine

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.

Starring

Hani Salama
Hani Salama
Abdallah
Rogena
Rogena
Salma
Layla Olwy
Layla Olwy
Manuella
Mohamed Mounir
The Bard
Khaled El Nabawy
Khaled El Nabawy
Nasser, The Crown Prince
Mohamed Mounir
Mohamed Mounir
Marwan
Seif Abdelrahman
Seif Abdelrahman
Seif El Dine
The Caliph's Brother
Seif Abdelrahman
Seif Abdelrahman
Caliph's Brother
Abdullah Mahmoud
Abdullah Mahmoud
Borhan
Ahmed Fouad Selim
Ahmed Fouad Selim
Cheikh Riad
Magdi Idris
Emir of the Sect
Faris Rahoma
Youssef
Ingi Abaza
Sarah
Mahmoud Hemida
Mahmoud Hemida
Al Mansour, The Caliph
Ahmed Mokhtar
Badr
Sherifa Maher
Manuella's Mother
Nour El-Sherif
Nour El-Sherif
Averroes