Boy from Heaven

2022
7.8
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Title: Boy from Heaven

Original Title: Walad Min Al Janna

Year: 2022

Info

Release Dates

  • United States: January 01 2023

Plot

First day of class after de vacances in Al Azhar, the most important university of teology in Egypt. The students from the Great Imam are listening attentively his speech when suddendly he falls down and dies. His position, desired by many is empty and with that a war is about to start to see who obtains the power. Adam, is a modest guy, son of a fisher, has manage to entere the university and study what he really wants, but lonely at Cairo, without knowing anyone he will become a key element to the obtention of information from the people in chart who want to become the new Great Imam. Adam, suddendly will see himself involved in a huge problem between the religious and politic elites from where he will not be able to exit with facility.

Tarik Saleh ('The Contractor') swedish script writer and director whose origins come from Egypt presents this new suspense thriller that has won the award for the best script in the Cannes 2022 festival. Inspired in 'The Name of the Rose' and in the novels of John Carré, the film directed by Saleh counts in his cast with Tawfeek Barhom ('The Rhythm Section') as the main character, accompany by other actors as Fares Fares, Mohammad Bakri, Makram J. Khoury, Mehdi Dehbi, Moe Ayoub, Sherwan Haji or Ahmed Laissaoui

Cast

Director:

Tarik Saleh Tarik Saleh

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