Destiny
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Youssef Chahine
Seif Abdel Rahman
Hani Salama
Hassan El Adl
Safia El Emary
Ahmed Fouad Selim
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Followers of 12th century Islamic philosopher Averroes, who resides in Arab-ruled Andalusia, decide to make copies of his principles and smuggle them to Eqypt after the caliph in power, working in tandem with fundamentalists, decides to silence Averroes' liberal philosophy.
Director
Youssef Chahine
Cast
Seif Abdel Rahman
Hani Salama
Hassan El Adl
Safia El Emary
Ahmed Fouad Selim
Cherifa Maher
Abdallah Mahmoud
Mahmoud Hemeida
Ahmed Moukhtar
Mohamed Mounir
Nour El Sherif
Rayek Azzab
Laila Eloui
Magdi Idris
Khaled Nabawy
Crew
Rachida Abdel Salam
Walid Aouni
Humbert Balsan
Youssef Chahine
Yehia El Mogy
Kamal El Tawil
Iman Haddad
Hamed Hemdane
Nadia Kamel
Gasser Khorched
Gabriel Khoury
Mohsen Nasr
Nahed Nasrallah
Hicham Soliman
Khaled Youssef
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States August 2008
Released in United States Fall October 16, 1998
Released in United States May 1997
Released in United States October 16, 1998
Released in United States October 1997
Released in United States October 29, 1999
Released in United States October 30, 1998
Released in United States on Video January 4, 2000
Released in United States September 1997
Shown at Cannes Film Festival May 7-19, 1997.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 9-19, 1997.
Shown at Filmfest DC in Washington, DC April 22 - May 3,
Shown at Flanders International Film Festival (in competition) in Ghent October 7-18, 1997.
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (Piazza Grande) August 6-16, 2008.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1997.
Shown at New York Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 4-13, 1997.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.
Youssef Chahine received a special 50th anniversary prize for his work at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.
1998.
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1997.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.)
Released in United States on Video January 4, 2000
Released in United States May 1997 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival May 7-19, 1997.)
Released in United States October 29, 1999 (Music Hall; Los Angeles)
Released in United States Fall October 16, 1998
Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 9-19, 1997.)
Released in United States September 1997 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 4-13, 1997.)
Released in United States October 16, 1998 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) October 16, 1998.)
Released in United States August 2008 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (Piazza Grande) August 6-16, 2008.)
Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Flanders International Film Festival (in competition) in Ghent October 7-18, 1997.)
Released in United States October 30, 1998 (Quad Cinema; New York City)
