Boy from Heaven (2023)
Boy from Heaven
”A fisherman's son becomes a pawn in the conflict between religious and political elites while studying in Cairo.”
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Adam, the son of a fisherman is offered the privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the center of power of Sunni Islam. Adam becomes a pawn in the conflict between Egypt's religious and political elites.
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