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

Cast

Tawfeek BarhomAdam

Fares FaresIbrahim

Mohammad BakriGeneral Al Sakran

Makram J. KhourySheikh Negm

Mehdi DehbiZizo