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- Synopsis:
- The gripping and critically acclaimed new thriller from Tarik Saleh, follows Adam (Tawfeek Barhom), a young man who is offered the ultimate privilege: to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Shortly after his arrival in the city, the university's highest-ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, suddenly dies and Adam becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt's religious and political elite. As he struggles to balance a range of competing interests that favour different leaders, he soon finds that he must fight for his very survival as the succession intensifies.
- Actors:
- Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Mohammad Bakri, Makram Khoury, Mehdi Dehbi, Moe Ayoub, Sherwan Haji, Jawad Altawil, Ramzi Choukair, Samy Soliman, Ahmed Laissaoui, Hassan El Sayed, Amr Mosad, Mouloud Ayad, Ahmed Zaki, Abdulhamid Halaf, Rasambek Bukiew, Abduljabbar Alsuhili, Zain Alabdin A. Fallatah, Akin Aral
- Directors:
- Tarik Saleh
- Producers:
- Fredrik Zander, Kristina Åberg
- Writers:
- Tarik Saleh
- Aka:
- Walad Min Al Janna / Boy from Heaven
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 03/07/2023
- Run Time:
- 120 minutes
- Languages:
- Arabic Dolby Digital 2.0, Arabic DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (2) of Cairo Conspiracy
A fascinating Egyptian thriller set in the country's highest Islamic institution - Cairo Conspiracy review by Philip in Paradiso
Al-Azhar is both a university and a religious seminary training future imams. It is the country's most prestigious and influential Islamic institution, and probably the most highly respected Islamic institution in the Sunni world. As a result, whatever takes place at Al-Azhar is relevant to the government of Egypt and has political ramifications. The process through which the head of the university, the Grand Imam, is chosen, is fairly opaque and open to manipulation - think of the Vatican and the way that the Pope is appointed.
At the start of the film, Adam, the son of a poor fisherman, is a talented student of the Koran; he is offered a place to study at Al-Azhar University, in Cairo. Shortly after his arrival, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar suddenly dies and a power struggle to replace him ensues - not only theological, but also political. The Egyptian government wants to do all it can to prevent the next Grand Imam being close to the Muslim Brotherhood, a fundamentalist movement.
Adam, the innocent boy from the fishing village, finds himself caught up in the drama of the Grand Imam's appointment, to his bewilderment. The film develops from there. It is fascinating: a masterpiece of a thriller set in the unlikely environment of an Islamic university-cum-seminary. It is a must-see.
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Better than you would think - Cairo Conspiracy review by HM
An excellent Egyptian thriller. A young lad qualifies to study at the most prestigeous Muslim University in Islam. Top clerics graduate from this. The leader of the Uni is highly regarded and his opinions carry heavy political weight, not least in Egypt. The secret services have a spy in the UnI to try and manipulate a new leader appointment. The lad is approached to replace the spy. Can he achieve his spy masters' aims and survive in the murky world of national security intrigue? An excellent thriller and an education all at once.
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