''Boy from Heaven'' (; released in North America as ''Cairo Conspiracy'') is a 2022 Arabic-language
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film directed by Swedish filmmaker
Tarik Saleh
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. The film is a co-production between Sweden, France and Finland. The film had its world premiere on 20 May 2022 at the
2022 Cannes Film Festival
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, where it was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. At Cannes, Saleh was awarded
Best Screenplay
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and the film received the
François Chalais Prize
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Adam, the son of a fisherman, accepts an offer to study at the prestigious
Al-Azhar University
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in
Cairo
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, Egypt. Shortly after his arrival, the Grand Imam of al-Azhar suddenly dies and a power struggle to replace him ensues.
Cast
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Tawfeek Barhom
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as Adam
*
Fares Fares
Fares Fares (; born 29 April 1973) is a Swedish-Lebanese actor of Assyrian descent.
Early life
Fares was born in Beirut, Lebanon. His younger brother is director Josef Fares, and he has four sisters. In 1987, when Fares was 14 years old, his ...
as Ibrahim
*
Mohammad Bakri
Mohammad Bakri (born 1953; ar, محمد بكري, he, מוחמד בכרי) is a Palestinian actor and film director.Makram Khoury as Sheikh Negm
*
Mehdi Dehbi
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as Zizo
* Moe Ayoub as Sobhy
* Sherwan Haji as Soliman
* Abduljabbar Alsuhili as Alasfour
* Ahmed Lassaoui
* Jalal Altawil
* Ramzi Choukair as Sheikh Durani
* Yunus Albayrak as Sharia Teacher
* Mouloud Ayad as Nazim
*
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as Student
* Youssef Salama Zeki as Biology Teacher
* Ayman Fathy as Soldier
* Amr Mosad as Harun
Production
The film was shot primarily at the
Süleymaniye Mosque
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in
Istanbul
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, Turkey.
Reception
On
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, the film holds an approval rating of 67% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.10/10. According to
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, which assigned a weighted average score of 71 out of 100 based on 7 critics, the film received "generally favorable reviews".
Awards and nominations
See also
*
List of submissions to the 95th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
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