Le Destin screening

The af Ciné Club presents
as part as the Francophonie Film Festival,
from Egypt

Le Destin(Destiny) a film by Youssef Chahine
(French version, with English subtitles)
1997, 135 minutes

Alliance Ondeo Auditorium
Wednesday, April 11, 2007, 8:30 pm
(Free Admission)
(Le Coude Rouge Restaurant is open before and after the film screening)

Starring: Nour El Cherif, Hani Salama, Khaled El Nabaoui, Mahmoud Hemida, and more… Genre: Comedy / Drama / History / Musical / Romance

Critic's Review:
"Destiny pulses with warm-blooded fervor and surges with moments ofgenuine eloquence."
-Peter Keough of Boston Phoenix

"Very heartening words."
-Robert Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times

Synopsis: The story is set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish provinceAndalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by thecaliph and his liberal court judgments are not liked by everyone. Thecaliph's political rivals, centered on the leader of a fanatical Islamicsect, force the caliph to send Averroes into exile, but his ideas keep onliving thanks to his students.

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