Cabaret Crusades: The Secrets of Karbala (2015)
Cabaret Crusades: The Secrets of Karbala
The crusades come to life in Egyptian artist Wael Shawky’s beautiful Cabaret Crusades. Inspired by the writings of Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, Shawky’s film trilogy explores the horrors of the medieval holy wars in the Middle-East – from an Arab perspective. With a cast made up entirely of puppets, the third part, The Secrets of Karbala (2014), centres on the period between the 7th and 12th centuries, covering the crusades as well as a dispute between two Islamic sects. Beautifully made of handblown Murano glass, the puppets have amazing expressive power, making the scenes full of violence, repression and torture all the more awe-inspiring.
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Aida Fahmy
as
as
Aida Fahmy
as (voice)
as (voice)
Mahmoud Masaoud
as (voice)
as (voice)
Khaled ElZahaby
as (voice)
as (voice)
Adel Khalaf
as (voice)
as (voice)
Amed Khalil
as (voice)
as (voice)
Tarek Ismail
as (voice)
as (voice)
Jehad Abo al-Enein
as (voice)
as (voice)
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Wael Shawky
Director
Director
Ibrahim Baalousha
Supervising Producer
Supervising Producer
Mahmoud Shaaban
Sound
Sound
Ahmed Zayan
Production Manager
Production Manager
