New Trailer for 'Boy From Heaven' Film About Corruption in Religion

“Make sure he gets elected.” Memento International has revealed an official trailer for an acclaimed film titled Boy From Heaven, which takes place entirely in Egypt even though it is actually a Swedish manufacture. This premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it won Best Screenplay, and has since played at many other festivals including the Zurich, Hamburg, London, Busan, Vancouver, Ghent, Mill Valley Film Fests . On the first day back after summer, the Grand Imam collapses and dies in front of students at a religious university in Cairo. This marks the beginning of a ruthless battle for influence to take his place. The film is about corruption and how even the most sacred organization, the prestigious Al-Azhar University located in Cairo, is susceptible to horrible power play dynamics. The film stars Tawfeek Barhom as Adam, Fares Fares, Mohammad Bakri, Makram Khoury, Mehdi Dehbi, Moe Ayoub, Sherwan Haji and Ahmed Lassaoui. I was a fan of this one at Cannes, mostly because it's chillingly honest about corruption, but reviews were mixed. Hopefully it gets a US release soon - slated to open in early 2023.

Here is the new international trailer (+ poster) for Boy From Heaven by Tarik Saleh, from YouTube:

Adam (Tawfeek Barhom), the talented son of a fisherman, accepts an offer to study at the prestigious Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. Shortly after his arrival, the Grand Imam of al-Azhar suddenly dies and a power struggle to replace him ensues. Adam gets caught up in corruption and politics. Boy From Heaven, originally known as Walad Min Al Janna or ولد من الجنة in Arabic, is both written and directed by award-winning Egyptian-Swedish filmmaker Tarik Saleh, director of Metropia, Tommy, The Nile Hilton Incident >, and this year The Entrepreneur previously. Produced by Fredrik Zander and Kristina Åberg, co-produced by Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff and Alexandre Mallet-Guy. This originally premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year in the main competition, where it won Best Screenplay. It already opened in France a few months ago. Memento International will launch Saleh's Boy From Heaven in the UK from March 2023. No US release date has been set - stay tuned. Who's intrigued?

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