Destiny (Arabic: المصير, translit. al-Maṣīr; French: Le Destin) is a 1997 Egyptian-French historical drama film directed and co-written by Youssef Chahine. It was screened out of competition at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2][3]

Destiny
French theatrical release poster
Directed byYoussef Chahine
Written byYoussef Chahine
Khaled Youssef
Produced byHumbert Balsan
Gabriel Khoury
StarringNour El-Sherif
CinematographyMohsen Nasr
Edited byRashida Abdel Salam
Release date
  • 9 May 1997 (1997-05-09)
Running time
135 minutes
CountriesEgypt
France
LanguagesEgyptian Arabic
French
Spanish

The film is about Averroes, a 12th-century philosopher from Andalusia who would be known as the most important commentator on Aristotle.

The film is set in Córdoba and depicts the relationship between the Caliph and Averroes, who is one of his most trusted advisors. Religious fanatics start gaining control and begin influencing the Caliph's decisions, leading to the persecution of the philosopher, and to political unrest in Andalusia.

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Destiny". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. ^ "44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 24 November 1997. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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