In the 12th century's Andalusia lives Ibn Rushd a prominent islamic philosopher with his wife Zeinab and daughter Sara. 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 Sara. 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.
Credits
Destiny Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Khaled El Nabawy
He was 30, now 58 years old
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as Nasser, The Crown Prince |
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Mahmoud Hemida
He was 44, now 71 years old
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as Al Mansour, The Caliph |
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Nour El-Sherif
He was 52, 69 years old when he died
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as Averroes |
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Layla Olwy
He was 35, now 62 years old
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as Manuella |
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Safia El Emary
She was 48, now 75 years old
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as Averroes' Wife |
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Faris Rahoma
He was 23, now 49 years old
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as Youssef |
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Mohamed Mounir
He was 42, now 70 years old
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as The Bard |
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Ahmed Fouad Selim
He was 39, now 67 years old
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as Cheikh Riad |
Destiny Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Mohsen Nasr as Director of Photography. |
Camera |
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Khaled Youssef as Writer. He was 34 (now 60) years old
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Writing |
