STORY
A fisherman's son is offered the ultimate privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the epicenter of power of Sunni Islam. Shortly after his arrival, the university’s highest ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, dies and the young student becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt's religious and political elite.
CAST & CREW
- Tawfeek Barhom
- Fares Fares
- Mohammad Bakri
- Makram J. Khoury
- Mehdi Dehbi
Cast
- Olivier Jacquet
- Zeynep Burcu Keçecioglu
- Tugba Usta
- Khalil Zghayou
Directors
INFORMATION
- Atmo Production
- Memento Films Production
- Bufo
- ARTE France Cinéma
- Final Cut for Real
- Mikael Ahlström Films
- Haymaker
- Film i Väst
- SVT
Production Companies
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Sweden
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- Arabic
