Cairo Conspiracy

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 ecomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt's religious and political elite.

Keywords

  • Cannes 2025: Nominated Directors’ Filmography
  • Cannes: En compétition
  • Festival de Cannes
  • Film Fest Gent !
  • Film Fest Gent (home)
  • Les César du cinéma
  • politics
  • religion

Actors

  • Tawfeek Barhom
  • Fares Fares
  • Mohammad Bakri
  • Makram J. Khoury
  • Mehdi Dehbi

Director

  • Tarik Saleh

Drama, Thriller


2h 6min


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2022
The great imam collapses and dies in front of his students. It's the start of a battle for influence to take his place.

The great imam collapses and dies in front of his students. It's the start of a battle for influence to take his place.


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 ecomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt's religious and political elite.

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