WALAD MIN AL JANNA

(BOY FROM HEAVEN)
Tarik SALEH
  • 2022
  • In Competition
  • Feature Films
Award for Best Screenplay 2022

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.

Directed by : Tarik SALEH
Year of production: 2022
Country: Sweden, France, Finland, Denmark
Durée : 126 minutes

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  • MEMENTO PRODUCTION France

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  • BUFO Finland

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  • FINAL CUT FOR REAL Denmark

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