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Far From Al Andalus, is a 2020 French movie, directed by Philippe Kastelnik, and starring Kassem Al Khoja, Xavier Moreno. with a runtime of 29 minutes.
Far From Al Andalus is a lyrical historical short film set in the late 10th century, following a lone traveler crossing rugged mountain terrain as he journeys far from his home in Córdoba — the magnificent capital of the Andalusian Caliphate at the height of its golden age. He sings verses to his distant beloved, while a bird of prey shadows him from above. Along the way he encounters a mischievous shepherd who plays the oud with surprising skill, though the shepherd proves far more interested in his own flute than in his guest's music. The film is an evocative visual poem that conjures the beauty and longing of Andalusian culture, weaving together music, landscape, and medieval Arabic tradition.
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