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1997·Drama·2h 9m
7.1
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.
Directed by Youssef Chahine

Cast

Nour El-Sherif
Nour El-Sherif
Averroes/Ibn Rushd
Hani Salama
Hani Salama
Abdallah
Rogena
Rogena
Salma
Layla Olwy
Layla Olwy
Manuella/Gypsy Woman
Mahmoud Hemida
Mahmoud Hemida
Al Mansour, The Caliph
Safia ElEmary
Safia ElEmary
Averroes' Wife/Ibn Rushd's wife
Mohamed Mounir
Mohamed Mounir
Marwan/Poet
Khaled El Nabawy
Khaled El Nabawy
Nasser, The Crown Prince
Seif Abdelrahman
Seif Abdelrahman
Caliph's Brother
Ahmed Fouad Selim
Ahmed Fouad Selim
Cheikh Riad
Faris Rahoma
Faris Rahoma
Youssef
Ahmed Mokhtar
Ahmed Mokhtar
Badr

Crew

Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Director
Khaled Youssef
Khaled Youssef
Co-Director
Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Writer
Khaled Youssef
Khaled Youssef
Writer
Kamal Al Taweel
Kamal Al Taweel
Original Music Composer
Yahya Al Muji
Yahya Al Muji
Original Music Composer
Rashida Abdel Salam
Rashida Abdel Salam
Editor
Mohsen Nasr
Mohsen Nasr
Director of Photography
Gaby Khoury
Gaby Khoury
Executive Producer
Humbert Balsan
Humbert Balsan
Producer
Nahed Nasrallah
Nahed Nasrallah
Costume Design
Benoît Biral
Benoît Biral
Sound

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12 reviews
Fayrouz
Fayrouz
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منوله بتشتم بخمس لغات 
الله على العلم
منوله بتشتم بخمس لغات 
الله على العلم
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Fayrouz
Fayrouz
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One of the greatest actors presented on the screen with the greatest cinematography by the greatest Director
One of the greatest actors presented on the screen with the greatest cinematography by the greatest Director
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Ali
Ali
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Kan hayb2a ahsan bktir lw Hany Salama mar2ssh
Kan hayb2a ahsan bktir lw Hany Salama mar2ssh
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jota florez
jota florez
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The film shows both Christian and Muslim extremists, although given its nationality it is understood that it focuses on the latter. In any case, the film does not fail to show that it is true that all extremes can be equally bloodthirsty.
The film shows us how an individual can be tolerant or extremist regardless of their beliefs and religion, this is shown to us, in a framework, that of 12th century Al-Andalus, a model in the coexistence of cultures, since in this At that time, Arabs, Jews and Christians lived practically in equal parts on the peninsula.

Thanks to Chahine, the Western viewer discovers or understands more widely, the great unknown: the Egyptian, the Arab, the Muslim.
Because "Al-Masir" is an ode to the achievements of Islamic civilization, underlining the weight of its philosophical or scientific contributions in the Middle Ages.
And the Western world often forgets that the Arabs introduced mathematics, medicine, algebra, astronomy or cartography to Europe.

The scenery and costumes are amazing, definitely the best part of the film.

#38 film of year with 200 films ☆
The film shows both Christian and Muslim extremists, although given its nationality it is understood that it focuses on the latter. In any case, the film does not fail to show that it is true that all extremes can be equally bloodthirsty.
The film shows us how an individual can be tolerant or extremist regardless of their beliefs and religion, this is shown to us, in a framework, that of 12th century Al-Andalus, a model in the coexistence of cultures, since in this At that time, Arabs, Jews and Christians lived practically in equal parts on the peninsula.

Thanks to Chahine, the Western viewer discovers or understands more widely, the great unknown: the Egyptian, the Arab, the Muslim.
Because "Al-Masir" is an ode to the achievements of Islamic civilization, underlining the weight of its philosophical or scientific contributions in the Middle Ages.
And the Western world often forgets that the Arabs introduced mathematics, medicine, algebra, astronomy or cartography to Europe.

The scenery and costumes are amazing, definitely the best part of the film.

#38 film of year with 200 films ☆
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