Cannes 2022: Boy from Heaven, The Eight Mountains, EO | movie reviews
Here is a round-up of three films competing for the Palme d’Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival: Boy From Heaven, The Eight Mountains, EO
Boy From Heaven
Boy From Heaven follows young student Adam (Tawfeek Barhom) as he attends Al-Azhar University, the most prestigious Islamic educational institution in the world. The school, which he’s attending on a state scholarship, takes him far from his small fishing town to the bustling metropolis of Cairo. However, plans are in motion in the shadowy corridors after the grand imam, the head of the university and the most influential religious figure in the country dies in front of the school. Looking to install a leader that is in their best interests, state security colonel Ibrahim (Fares Fares) recruits a reluctant Adam to help their cause from the inside.
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