New UK trailer for Egyptian corruption thriller 'Cairo Conspiracy'

“Power is a double-edged sword.” Indeed. Picturehouse has unveiled another new official UK trailer for Cairo Conspiracy, the film formerly known as Boy From Heaven, which is set in Egypt. This already opened in US theaters in January and opens in UK cinemas in April. It first premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it won Best Screenplay. The story tells of a pious young man named Adam, son of a fisherman, who is offered the ultimate privilege of studying at the prestigious Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the epicenter of the power of religion Sunni Islamic. Shortly after arriving in Cairo, the university's highest-ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, suddenly dies, and Adam becomes a pawn in the ruthless power struggle between Egypt's religious and political elite. The film stars Tawfeek Barhom as Adam, Fares Fares, Mohammad Bakri, Makram Khoury, Mehdi Dehbi, Moe Ayoub, Sherwan Haji and Ahmed Lassaoui. The film is a gripping and brutally honest look at corruption and how greedy and vicious people will do anything to control and manipulate the world, even at iconic institutions like Al-Azhar University.

Here is the official UK trailer (+ quad poster) for Cairo Conspiracy by Tarik Saleh, on SGF's YouTube:

You can rewatch the official US trailer for Saleh's Boy From Heaven here, or the other intl. trailer here.

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 last year. Goldwyn Films released Saleh's Cairo Conspiracy in select US theaters on January 27. Picturehouse releases the film in UK cinemas from April 14, 2023 this spring.

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