Film

The Builders of the Alhambra

Can poetry made into a building?

7.0

1h 53m

2022

“Can poetry made into a building?”

Synopsis

Kingdom of Granada, al-Andalus, 14th century. After recognizing that his land, always under siege, is hopelessly doomed to be conquered, Sultan Yusuf I undertakes the construction of a magnificent fortress with the purpose of turning it into the landmark of his civilization and his history, a glorious monument that will survive the oblivion of the coming centuries: the Alhambra.

Director

Isabel Fernández

DocumentaryHistory

islamarchitecturemiddle ages (476-1453)art historygranada, spainspanish historyarchitecture historymiddle-aged architectmedieval architecturespanish artislamic artal-andalus

Cast & Crew

Amr Waked

as Ibn al-Khatib

Abdelhamid Krim

as Yusuf I of Granada

Farah Hamed

as Umm al-Ḥasan

Sofian El Benaissati

as Ibn Zamrak

Adil Koukouh

as Muhammad V of Granada

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