Boy from Heaven

Boy from Heaven
Director
Tarik Saleh
Country
Sweden, France, Finland, Denmark
Year
2022
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Tarik Saleh
Cast
Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Mehdi Dehbi, Mohammad Bakri, Makram Khoury, Sherwan Haji, Yunus Albayrak, Mouloud Ayad, Youssef Salama Zeki, Ayman Fathy
Production
Atmo

Storyline

On the first day back after the summer holidays, the grand imam collapses and dies in front of his students in a prestigious university in Cairo. This marks the start of a ruthless battle for influence to take his place.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2022
Competition
Best Screenplay (Tarik Saleh)
Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) 2022
Official Section - Feature Films

European Film Awards (EFA) 2022
Feature Film Selection
César 2023
Nominated for Best Foreign Film

Releases

Spain (14 of April 2023)