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The Builders of the Alhambra

The Builders of the Alhambra

Can poetry made into a building?

2022 · 113 min · ★ 7.1 · Documentary, History

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.

Directed by Isabel Fernández · Written by Margarita Melgar

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