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.
Drama + History in Other Asia
18 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Destiny itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 5 other Other Asia films in 1997.
The 93rd Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
32 audience reviews — more than 78% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among Other Asia films.
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 |