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Destiny
Destiny
	French theatrical release poster
Directed by	Youssef Chahine
Written by	Youssef Chahine; Khaled Youssef
Produced by	Humbert Balsan; Gabriel Khoury
Starring	Nour El-Sherif
Cinematography	Mohsen Nasr
Edited by	Rashida Abdel Salam
Release date	9 May 1997;
Running time	135 minutes
Countries	Egypt; France
Languages	Egyptian Arabic; French; Spanish

Destiny (Arabic: المصير, translit. al-Maṣīr; French: Le Destin) is a 1997 Egyptian-French historical drama film directed and co-written by Youssef Chahine. It was screened out of competition at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2]^[3]

The film is about Averroes, a 12th-century philosopher from Andalusia who would be known as the most important commentator on Aristotle.

The film is set in Córdoba and depicts the relationship between the Caliph and Averroes, who is one of his most trusted advisors. Religious fanatics start gaining control and begin influencing the Caliph's decisions, leading to the persecution of the philosopher, and to political unrest in Andalusia.

Cast

Nour El-Sherif as Averroes
Laila Eloui as Manuella
Mahmoud Hemida as Al-Mansur, The Caliph
Safia El Emari as Averroes' Wife
Mohamed Mounir as Marwan
Khaled El Nabawy as Al-Nasir, The Crown Prince
Seif El Dine as Abdullah The Caliph's Brother
Abdalla Mahmoud as Borhan
Ahmed Fouad Selim as Cheikh Riad
Hani Salama as Abdalla
Magdi Idris as Emir of the Sect
Ahmed Moukhtar as Bard
Sherifa Maher as Manuella's Mother
Fayek Azzab as Al-Razi
Hassan El Adl as Gaafar
Faris Endris Rahoma [de] as Youssef
Ingi Abaza as Sarah

References

^ "Festival de Cannes: Destiny". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
^ "44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 24 November 1997. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2015.