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.

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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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