Destiny (1997)

Poster for Destiny

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Youssef Chahine
  • Profile picture of Nour El-Sherif
    Averroes/Ibn Rushd Nour El-Sherif
  • Profile picture of Hani Salama
    Abdallah Hani Salama
  • Profile picture of Rogena
    Salma Rogena
  • Profile picture of Layla Olwy
    Manuella/Gypsy Woman Layla Olwy
  • Profile picture of Mahmoud Hemida
    Al Mansour, The Caliph Mahmoud Hemida
  • Profile picture of Safia ElEmary
    Averroes' Wife/Ibn Rushd's wife Safia ElEmary
  • Profile picture of Mohamed Mounir
    Marwan/Poet Mohamed Mounir
  • Profile picture of Khaled El Nabawy
    Nasser, The Crown Prince Khaled El Nabawy

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