Shown: December 1, 2024 at 6pm
Director : Tarik Saleh
Country : Egypt
Release Date : 2022
Duration : 120 mins
Language : Arabic
Subtitles : Yes
WINNER : BEST SCREENPLAY AT 2022 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
LONG-LISTED : BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM AT 2022 OSCARS
Adam, the son of a fisherman, is offered the ultimate privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the epicentre of power of Sunni Islam. Shortly after his arrival in Cairo, the University’s highest-ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, suddenly dies and Adam becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt’s religious and political elite over who will replace him.
“A great crime thriller that takes the audience into a world that they will seldom see.” (David Griffiths – Subculture Entertainment)