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DESTINY (Al-Massir) (1997) * with switchable English and French subtitles *

Youssef Chahine, Khaled Youssef Nour El-Sherif ... Averroes (as Nour El Cherif) Layla Olwi Layla Olwi ... The gypsy woman Mahmoud Hemida Mahmoud Hemida ... Al Mansour, The Caliph (as Mahmoud Hemeida) Safia El Emari Safia El Emari ... Averroes' Wife (as Safia El Emary) Mohamed Mounir Mohamed Mounir ... The Bard Khaled Nabawy Khaled Nabawy ... Nasser, The Crown Prince (as Khaled El Nabaoui) Seif Abdelrahman Seif Abdelrahman ... The Caliph's Brother (as Seif Abdel Rahman) Abdalla Mahmoud Abdalla Mahmoud ... Borhan Ahmed Fouad Selim Ahmed Fouad Selim ... Cheikh Riad Rogeena Rogeena ... Salma (as Regina) Magdy Edris Magdy Edris ... Emir of the Sect (as Magdi Idris) Ahmed Moukhtar Ahmed Moukhtar ... Bard Sherifa Maher Sherifa Maher ... Manuella's Mother Rayek Azzab Rayek Azzab ... El Razi Hasan El-Adl Hasan El-Adl ... Gaafar
$13.99

The story is set in 12th century, Arab-ruled Andalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgements are not liked by everyone. The caliph's political rivals, centered around the leader of a fanatical Islamic sect, force the caliph to send Averroes into exile, but his ideas keep on living thanks to his students.

DVD-R is in Arabic with switchable English and French subtitles. Approx. 135 mins.  See film samples for sound and video quality!  

 

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