Cairo Conspiracy

Cairo Conspiracy

121 mins | Drama, Thriller | Oct. 26, 2022

A fisherman's son 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, the university’s highest ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, dies and the young student ecomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt's religious and political elite.

Cairo Conspiracy

121 mins | Drama, Thriller | Oct. 26, 2022

Cairo Conspiracy
A fisherman's son 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, the university’s highest ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, dies and the young student ecomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt's religious and political elite.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers ARTE France Cinéma, Film i Väst, SVT, Memento Films Production, Final Cut for Real, Oy Bufo Ab, Atmo Production, Mikael Ahlström Films, Haymaker
Original title Boy from Heaven
Directors Tugba Usta, Zeynep Burcu Keçecioglu, Olivier Jacquet, Khalil Zghayou, Anna Potter, Serkan Doner, Ahmet T. Uygun, Tarik Saleh
Writers Jimmy Karlsson, Tarik Saleh

Cast

Tawfeek Barhom

as Adam

Fares Fares

as Ibrahim

Mohammad Bakri

as General Al Sakran

Makram J. Khoury

as Sheikh Negm

Mehdi Dehbi

as Zizo

Younes Medhat

as Sobhy

Yunus Albayrak

as Teacher Of Sharia

Sherwan Haji

as Soliman

Amr Mosad

as Harun

Youssef Salama Zeki

as Biology Teacher

Mouloud Ayad

as Nazim

Ayman Fathy

as Soldier

Okan Bozkuş

as Student

Moe Ayoub

as Sobhy

Ramzi Choukair

as Cheikh Durani

Jalal Altawil

as Cheikh Omar Beblawi