The Builders of the Alhambra

The Builders of the Alhambra

Can poetry made into a building?

7.1
2022
1h 53m
HD
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.

Top Cast

Amr Waked

Amr Waked

Ibn al-Khatib

A

Abdelhamid Krim

Yusuf I of Granada

Farah Hamed

Farah Hamed

Umm al-Ḥasan

Sofian El Benaissati

Sofian El Benaissati

Ibn Zamrak

Adil Koukouh

Adil Koukouh

Muhammad V of Granada

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