Destiny
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Destiny is a 1997 historical drama film by Egyptian director Youssef Chahine that explores themes of religious tolerance and intellectual freedom through the life of philosopher Averroes in 12th-century Andalusia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Destiny canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | François Chalais Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Averroes ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mohamed Abdel Azim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| depicts |
Almohad Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Averroes NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ censorship of philosophers ⓘ |
| director | Youssef Chahine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Pathé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Rachida Abdel Salam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalSection | Out of Competition ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | tt0119633 ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Córdoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Laila Eloui
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mohamed Mounir NERFINISHED ⓘ Nour El-Sherif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Averroes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Gabriel Yared NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allegorical critique of contemporary extremism
ⓘ
defense of rationalism in Islam ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Al-Massir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
relationship between power and knowledge
ⓘ
struggle against religious extremism ⓘ |
| premieredAt | 1997 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Youssef Chahine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Misr International Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 135 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Khaled Youssef
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Youssef Chahine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Andalusia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between reason and fanaticism
ⓘ
freedom of thought ⓘ intellectual freedom ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ |
| title | Destiny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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