Synopse
In the heart of Islam: a thriller set in the al-Azhar University in Cairo reveals Egyptian society as heavily influenced by power games. For Adam, son of a simple fisherman, a dream has come true – he has won a scholarship to study at the renowned al-Azhar University, the epicentre of the Islamic world. When the dean suddenly dies in front of his students, a power struggle begins to decide his successor. The dubious civil servant Ibrahim takes on Adam as an informer, thus placing him firmly between the country's political and religious elites, but also putting him in deadly danger.
Sweden's official entry for the 2023 Academy Awards
Regie
TARIK SALEH (*1972 in Stockholm) has Egyptian roots and works as a director, animator, graffiti artist, producer and writer. At its world premiere in Cannes, Boy from Heaven won the prize for Best Screenplay.
Presented by ARTE
Info
Original Title: Walad Min Al Janna
Category: Feature
Section: Kaleidoskop
Version & Subtitles: Arabic OV with German subtitles
Director: Tarik Saleh
Cast/Protagonists: Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Mohammad Bakri, Makram J. Khoury, Sherwan Haji, Mehdi Dehbi
Production country: Sweden, France, Finland
Year of Production: 2022
Length: 125 min
Producer: Kristina Åberg, Fredrik Zander
Production company: Atmo
co-production company: Memento Production, Bufo, Film i Väst, Sveriges Television (SVT), Mikael Ahlström Films, Haymaker, ARTE France Cinéma, Post Control, Final Cut for Real
World Sales: Memento International
Distributor: Martin Kochendörfer, X Verleih AG
