The Builders of the Alhambra

Name: The Builders of the Alhambra
Director: Isabel Fernández
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2022
Rating: 7
Cast: Amr Waked, Abdelhamid Krim, Farah Hamed, Sofian El Benaissati, Adil Koukouh

"Can poetry made into a building?"

7/10

2022

1h 53m

Documentary

History

Overview

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.