Al-Masir

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Al-Masir is a 1997 historical drama film by Egyptian director Youssef Chahine that portrays the life and ideas of the 12th-century philosopher Averroes (Ibn Rushd).

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Al-Masir canonical 2
Al-Massir 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
awardReceived Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival
basedOn ideas of Averroes
life of Averroes
castMember Hani Salama
Khaled El Nabawy
Laila Eloui
Mahmoud Hemeida
Mohamed Mounir
Nour El-Sherif
Safia El Emari
composer Gabriel Yared
countryOfOrigin Egypt
depicts Islamic philosophy
censorship
conflict between reason and fanaticism
religious intolerance
director Youssef Chahine
directorOfPhotography Mohamed Abdel Azim
EnglishTitle Destiny
festivalScreening 1997 Cannes Film Festival
filmingLocation Egypt
Syria
genre historical drama
hasTheme clash between rationalism and extremism
freedom of thought
power of knowledge
tolerance
language Arabic
mainSubject Averroes
Ibn Rushd
linked to: Averroes
narrativeLocation Andalusia
Córdoba
Islamic Spain
originalTitle المصير
partOf Youssef Chahine filmography
portrays Averroes as court philosopher
linked to: Averroes

political intrigue in the Almohad court
productionCompany Misr International Films
publicationDate 1997
screenwriter Youssef Chahine
sectionScreened Out of Competition at Cannes
setInPeriod 12th century
title Al-Masir

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Youssef Chahine notableWork Al-Masir
Destiny originalTitle Al-Massir
linked to: Al-Masir
Al-Masir title Al-Masir