Sweden / France / Finland / Denmark,
2022, 126 min
Directed by:
Tarik SalehScreenplay:
Tarik SalehCinematography:
Pierre AïmCast:
Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Mehdi Dehbi, Mohammad Bakri, Makram Khoury, Sherwan Haji, Yunus Albayrak, Hassan el SayedVOD (1)
Plots(1)
The gripping and critically acclaimed new thriller from Tarik Saleh, follows Adam, a young man who is offered the ultimate privilege: to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Shortly after his arrival in the city, 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. As he struggles to balance a range of competing interests that favour different leaders, he soon finds that he must fight for his very survival as the succession intensifies. (Picturehouse Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
César Awards
- 2023 - Tarik Saleh (Best Foreign Film)
Guldbagge Awards
- 2023 - Tarik Saleh (Best Screenplay)
- 2023 - Fredrik Zander, Kristina Åberg (Best Film)
- 2023 - Tarik Saleh (Best Director)
- 2023 - Tawfeek Barhom (Best Actor)
- 2023 - Fares Fares (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2023 - Theis Schmidt (Best Editing)
- 2023 - Denise Östholm (Best Costume Design)
Cannes Film Festival
- 2022 - Tarik Saleh (Best Screenplay)
- 2022 - Tarik Saleh (Golden Palm - Official Competition)