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Director:
Writers:
Youssef Chahine (writer)
Khaled Youssef (writer)
Release Date:
16 October 1998 (USA) more
Plot:
The story is set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
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(2 articles)
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)
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A sublime, colorful musical 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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Also Known As:
Destiny (USA)
El maseer (alternative transliteration)
Le destin (France)
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135 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Caliph's brother: Thoughts have wings. No one can prevent them from flying. more
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Featured in Humbert Balsan, producteur rebelle (2006) (TV) more
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This is a wonderful movie on tolerance. Chahine shows how the powers of dance, happiness and erudition oppose the dark forces of obscurantism and fanatism. Not only is the movie never rhetorically boring, but it is full of joy and music, making you feel like dancing ! This is definitely a masterpiece.