Adam, the son of a fisherman, 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 in Cairo the university’s highest ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, suddenly dies and Adam soon becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Eqypt’s religious and political elite.
Winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Walad Min Al Janna
2022
14 years
119 min
Fiction
Sweden, France, Finland, Denmark
Sweden, France, Finland, Denmark, faith, international festivals, awarded films, politics, social pressure, religion
Colorido
Tarik Saleh
Tarik Saleh
Pierre Aïm
Theis Schmidt
Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Mohammad Bakri, Makram J. Khoury, Mehdi Dehbi, Moe Ayoub
Kristina Åberg, Fredrik Zander
Atmo, Memento Production, Bufo
Krister Linder
Pandora
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