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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
SE
Genres:
Thriller
Release:
October 2022
Production:
Atmo Production, Memento Films Production, Bufo, ARTE France Cinéma, Final Cut for Real, Mikael Ahlström Films, Haymaker, Film i Väst, SVT
Cast:
Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Mohammad Bakri, Makram J. Khoury, Mehdi Dehbi, Younes Medhat, Yunus Albayrak, Sherwan Haji, Amr Mosad, Hassan El Sayed, Zain Alabdin A. Fallatah, Youssef Salama Zeki, Ahmed Laissaoui, Mouloud Ayad, Ayman Fathy, Okan Bozkuş, Moe Ayoub, Ramzi Choukair, Jalal Altawil
