Synopsis
المصير
In the 12th century's Andalusia lives Ibn Rushd a prominent Islamic philosopher with his wife Zeinab and daughter Salma. The principality is ruled by Khalifa ElMansour who has two sons, ElNasser, an intellectual that likes Ibn Rush and is in love with his daughter Salma. The younger son Abdallah is more into dancing and poetry, spending most of his times with the gypsy family and getting the daughter pregnant. The Khalifa is depending on the extremists to build his army granting them more power which they use to combat artists and philosophers. The extremists succeed in recruiting Abd Allah and train him to kill his father. Events go on where Marawan, the gypsy singer, is killed and Ibn Rushd's books are burnt. Adapted from the real life of Ibn Rushd AlMasir is Chahine's statement against extremism.
The 1996–1998 Other Asia Window
20 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Destiny sits at position #13.
The 1990s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Destiny premiered. 53 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #236 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (57th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #179 of 356 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt, France |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | Ognon Pictures, MISR International Films, France 2 Cinéma |
| Runtime | 2h 16m |
| Release Date | May 9, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0119629 |