Destiny

Director
Youssef Chahine
Producer
Humbert Balsan; Gabriel khoury
Year
1997
Spoken
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Egypt
Length
135
Format
VHS/NTSC
Off
Description

To great critical acclaim, cinemagician Youssef Chahine delivers a rip-roaring adventure filled with romance, treachery, swashbuckling and outrageous musical dance numbers. When a disciple of Averroes (a great 12th century philosopher) is burned at the stake of heresy, his young son Joseph journeys to Andalusia to study with his father's mentor. In Andalusia, Averroes and his students are clashing with an evil sheik that is guiding a group of brainwashed fundamentalists to power. Once protected by the ruling caliph, Averroes finds his life in jeopardy when the caliph concedes to the evil sheik's influence and orders all of Averroes' books to be burned. With Joseph's help, Averroes' disciples unite in a frantic race to ensure the enlightment impressions of their mentor endure.