
Boy from Heaven
Tarik Saleh|Thriller
For Adam, the son of a fisherman, a dream comes true when he receives a scholarship to the renowned Al-Azhar University in Cairo. But shortly after his arrival, the Sunni Grand Imam who heads the institution dies, and a power struggle erupts over his successor. Ibrahim, a state security investigator, is tasked with planting an informant within the university to support the president's candidate. His choice does not fall on the unassuming Adam by chance... Director Tarik Saleh delivers a fascinating spy thriller about the corrupt link between political and religious power in modern Egypt.
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Key Facts
Sektion
Land / Jahr
Egypt, Sweden, France, Finland, Denmark / 2022
Länge
126
Sprachen
Arabic
Untertitel
Arabic
Genre
Thriller
Tags
Politics
Regie
Tarik Saleh
Besetzung
Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Mohammad Bakri, Makram J. Khoury
Drehbuch
Tarik Saleh
Kamera
Pierre Aim
Schnitt
Theis Schmidt
Musik
Krister Linder
Ton
Fredrik Jonsäter, Pontus Borg
Produzenten
Fredrik Jonsäter, Pontus Borg
Executive-Produzenten
Produktionsfirma
Atmo Production, Memento Films Production, Bufo, Film i Väst AB, SVT Sveriges Television, Mikael Ahlström Films, Post Control, Final Cut for Real
World Sales
Memento Films International
Distribution Schweiz
Filmcoopi Zürich AG
Tags
Politics
Filmstills