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 becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt's religious and political elite.
Tawfeek Barhom
Fares Fares
Mohammad Bakri
Makram J. Khoury
Mehdi Dehbi
Younes Medhat
Yunus Albayrak
Sherwan Haji
Amr Mosad
Hassan El Sayed
Zain Alabdin A. Fallatah
Youssef Salama Zeki
Ahmed Laissaoui
Mouloud Ayad
Ayman Fathy
Okan Bozkuş
Moe Ayoub
Ramzi Choukair
Jalal Altawil