A fisherman's son is offered the ultimate privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the epicenter of power of Sunni Islam. Shortly after his arrival, the university’s highest ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, dies and the young student becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt's religious and political elite.
Genres: Thriller
TMDb Rating: 6.753 (290 votes)
Runtime: 121 min
Tarik Saleh — Director
Fredrik Zander — Producer
Kristina Åberg — Producer
Tarik Saleh — Writer
Tawfeek Barhom as Adam
Fares Fares as Ibrahim
Mohammad Bakri as General Al Sakran
Makram J. Khoury as Sheikh Negm
Mehdi Dehbi as Zizo
Younes Medhat as Sobhy
Yunus Albayrak as Teacher Of Sharia
Sherwan Haji as Soliman
Amr Mosad as Harun
Youssef Salama Zeki as Biology Teacher
Mouloud Ayad as Nazim
Ayman Fathy as Soldier
Okan Bozkuş as Student
Moe Ayoub as Sobhy
Ramzi Choukair as Cheikh Durani
Jalal Altawil as Cheikh Omar Beblawi