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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Destiny canonical 3

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instanceOf film ⓘ
awardReceived François Chalais Award ⓘ
basedOn life of Averroes ⓘ
cinematographyBy Mohamed Abdel Azim ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Egypt ⓘ
depicts Almohad Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Almohad dynasty

Averroes ⓘ
Islamic philosophy ⓘ
censorship of philosophers ⓘ
director Youssef Chahine ⓘ
distributor Pathé ⓘ
editedBy Rachida Abdel Salam ⓘ
festivalSection Out of Competition ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ
hasIMDbId tt0119633 ⓘ
hasSetting Córdoba ⓘ
Marrakesh ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
leadActor Laila Eloui ⓘ
Mohamed Mounir ⓘ
Nour El-Sherif ⓘ
mainCharacter Averroes ⓘ
musicBy Gabriel Yared ⓘ
notableFor allegorical critique of contemporary extremism ⓘ
defense of rationalism in Islam ⓘ
originalTitle Al-Massir ⓘ
linked to: Al-Masir
portrays relationship between power and knowledge ⓘ
struggle against religious extremism ⓘ
premieredAt 1997 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ
producer Youssef Chahine ⓘ
productionCompany Misr International Films ⓘ
releaseYear 1997 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 135 ⓘ
screenwriter Khaled Youssef ⓘ
Youssef Chahine ⓘ
setInLocation Andalusia ⓘ
setInPeriod 12th century ⓘ
theme conflict between reason and fanaticism ⓘ
freedom of thought ⓘ
intellectual freedom ⓘ
religious tolerance ⓘ
title Destiny ⓘ

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Youssef Chahine → notableWork → Destiny ⓘ
Al-Masir → EnglishTitle → Destiny ⓘ