Destiny
1997 · 129 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 3,311 VOTES · DIR. Youssef Chahine
Overview
In the 12th century's Andalusia lives Ibn Rushd a prominent Islamic philosopher with his wife Zeinab and daughter Salma. The principality is ruled by Khalifa ElMansour who has two sons, ElNasser, an intellectual that likes Ibn Rush and is in love with his daughter Salma. The younger son Abdallah is more into dancing and poetry, spending most of his times with the gypsy family and getting the daughter pregnant. The Khalifa is depending on the extremists to build his army granting them more power which they use to combat artists and philosophers. The extremists succeed in recruiting Abd Allah and train him to kill his father. Events go on where Marawan, the gypsy singer, is killed and Ibn Rushd's books are burnt. Adapted from the real life of Ibn Rushd AlMasir is Chahine's statement against extremism.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,407 lines
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00:02:00 Languedoc - 12th century
00:11:27 they go to bed when the sun sets.
00:14:56 Mere words...
00:19:52 would light up the night.
00:24:59 Obeying our Emir
00:30:15 I'll throw you in jail and tickle you to death.
00:34:07 Find a mosque and speak your heart out!
00:38:35 He guides my weapon.
00:42:00 Quiet! Listen to the judgement.
00:45:57 If you can't hide him, I will.
00:49:40 Marwan asked you here because he loves you.
00:53:51 When Salma was born, she didn't even cry. I thought I'd die!
00:59:29 So that's why they set fire to his library.
01:02:41 I know his work by heart. I'll dictate.
01:08:19 Your son, Joseph.
01:13:49 Can't you hear? Get him on the horse!
01:21:44 They're experts at instilling hate.
01:28:05 Soon enough, you'll be dancing in hell!
01:35:40 Answer me!
01:42:25 I'm not interested in power.
01:46:42 We'll stand up to him.
01:50:25 I am Andalusia!
01:55:20 he'd die.
02:02:00 would have been disastrous.