The Fall of Granada
- Premierejaar 1970
For seven hundred years, the south of Spain was part of a prosperous Moorish kingdom, in which Muslims, Jews and Christians lived together. The arts flourished, science flourished. In 1492, this came to an end, when Catholic Spain conquered the last Moorish city: Granada. What followed was a long process of persecution and expulsion of Muslims and Jews by the Spanish Inquisition.
With spectacular shadow play and compelling storytelling, Hotel Modern and Abdelkader Benali bring the world of Granada to life: the moving stories, the dances, the painful loss and the unimaginable climax of the Fall.
In 2023, Hotel Modern met Abdelkader Benali while working for the NTR television series Jan Janszoon, Piraat van de wereld. Benali was the narrator in the series, we made animations. This series – broadcast in February 2024 – tells the story of the 17th-century Haarlem native Jan Janszoon who migrates to Morocco, makes a splash as a pirate and converts to Islam. Through conversations with Benali, Hotel Modern became interested in the rich cultural and religious exchange between North Africa and Europe and the idea arose to make The Fall of Granada together.
Abdelkader Benali (Ighazzazen, Morocco, 1975) is a writer and programme maker, and is known for his work in which he explores the themes of identity, multiculturalism and migration. He writes novels, essays, columns and plays. Hotel Modern and Abdelkader Benali are making De Val van Granada together.
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