The Builders of the Alhambra
“Can poetry made into a building?”
2022•1h 53m•7.1•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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
Writer
Isabel Fernández, Margarita Melgar
Languages
Arabic, French, Spanish
Studio
ZDF
Cast
Amr Waked
Ibn al-Khatib
Abdelhamid Krim
Yusuf I of Granada
Farah Hamed
Umm al-Ḥasan
Sofian El Benaissati
Ibn Zamrak
Adil Koukouh
Muhammad V of Granada
Production
Company
ZDF
Company
ORF
Company
Al Jazeera Documentary Channel
Company
Al Pati Productions
Company
Polar Star Films
Company
ARTE
Company
TVE
Producer
Carles Brugueras
Producer
Isabel Fernández
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