In 2017, Swedish-Egyptian director Tarek Saleh’s breakthrough film “The Nile Hilton Incident” was the subject of much controversy and was ultimately banned in Egypt due to its in-depth portrayal of police corruption in modern-day Egypt.
Five years later, Saleh is back with “Boy From Heaven” (“Walad Min Al Janna“), a transfixing feature tackling the harsh realities that occur in the country, this time exploring the complicated and corrupt relationship between religion and politics.
READ MORE: Cannes Film Festival 2022 Preview: 25 Must-See Films To Watch The film centers on Adam (Tawfeek Barhom), the wide-eyed son of a small-town widowed fisherman, who receives the news that he has been awarded a state sponsorship to study at the prestigious Al-Azhar University in Cairo, one of the leading institutions of Sunni Islam.
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