Los constructores de la Alhambra

Isabel Fernández

Spain

- 2022

One genius, two kings, and their dream to construct a building that will rival the heavens. After realising that his besieged Kingdom of Granada is doomed to disappear, the Sultan Yusuf I embarks on the construction of a building that will reflect the splendour of their civilization and will defy oblivion: the palaces of the Alhambra. His vizier, Ibn al-Khatib, a poet, and a genius ahead of his time, takes part and records this colossal challenge in his chronicle. But when the Sultan’s son, Muhammad V, inherits the throne and involves the vizier in his new political vision, Ibn al-Khatib is torn between the principles of the old world and the new one that is now emerging.

Isabel Fernández

Independent film producer, screenwriter and director. Her documentaries have been broadcast by the main European public television networks. Through her production company, Al Pati Produccions, she develops films committed to social issues that explore the boundaries between documentary and fiction and searh for new narratives. Her filmography includes her short documentary ‘The Neighbour’ (2015, awarded at Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival) and the feature films ‘El fill de son pare’ (2010, Special Jury Mention at Prix Europa) and ‘Corredors de fons’ (2014, Best Director at Aljazeera festival and Best Script at Europe-Orient du Film Documentaire, in Asilah).