Il consiglio d'Egitto (2002)

in the palermo of 1782 the humble and clever abbot vella gives to intend to know the arabic, becoming so the companion of the moroccan diplomat abdallah ben olman, blocked in italy from the bad weather. the initial objective of the church man is to make a bit of a good life attending the city's aristocracy, but he soon realizes that his little lie, put to good use, could give him immense power. he decides to pass a harmless book on muhammad for a forgotten arabic text (the non-existent 'council of egypt') which, according to his translation, can call into question, if not cancel, all the privileges of the palermo aristocracy , acquired after the expulsion of the arabs. the lie transforms vella into a very feared man: a word of his can in fact revolutionize life, fortune, and the comforts of the rich powerful citizens. to help him will also be the young lawyer diblasi who, influenced by the enlightenment ideas coming from france, is organizing a conspiracy against power.