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Khorfakkan

  • 20202020
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Khorfakkan (2020)
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In the beginning of 1500's, during the Portuguese conquests on Indian Ocean, Red Sea, and Arabian Gulf, a village on the edge of sea revolts against the Portuguese rule and conquer after yea... Read allIn the beginning of 1500's, during the Portuguese conquests on Indian Ocean, Red Sea, and Arabian Gulf, a village on the edge of sea revolts against the Portuguese rule and conquer after years of oppression, In pursuit of freedom.In the beginning of 1500's, during the Portuguese conquests on Indian Ocean, Red Sea, and Arabian Gulf, a village on the edge of sea revolts against the Portuguese rule and conquer after years of oppression, In pursuit of freedom.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
110
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
33,571
36,230
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    • Directors
      • Ben Mole
      • Maurice Sweeney
    • Stars
      • Rashid Assaf
      • Qays Sheikh Najib
      • Ahmed Al Jasmi
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    • Directors
      • Ben Mole
      • Maurice Sweeney
    • Stars
      • Rashid Assaf
      • Qays Sheikh Najib
      • Ahmed Al Jasmi
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    • 2User reviews

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    Rashid Assaf
    • Afonso de Albuquerque
    Qays Sheikh Najib
    Qays Sheikh Najib
    Ahmed Al Jasmi
    Khalifa Albahri
    Khalifa Albahri
    • Saeed
    • (as Khalifa al Bhri)
    Abdullah Almaqbali
    • nasser
    Abdullah Bin Haider
    Abdullah Bin Haider
    • Mohammed
    • (as Abdullah Bin Heider)
    Abdulla Masoud
    Abdulla Masoud
    • Commander 'Omar'
    Omar Al Mulla
    Hassan Yousuf
    Hassan Yousuf
    • Ahmed
    • Directors
      • Ben Mole
      • Maurice Sweeney
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    • Trivia
      The movie is based on real life events. The production of the movie started the moment His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, finished writing the book "Khorfakkan Resistance to the Portuguese Invasion 1507". In the book, His Highness documented the historical events that occurred during the Portuguese invasion in 1507.

      During the Portuguese invasion, the city of Khorfakkan was surrounded by mountains and was protected by a giant wall separating it from the mountains and open towards the sea.

      The movie depicts the brutality and cruelty of the Portuguese army especially of the general Afonso de Albuquerque. The commander built a reputation of a fierce and skilled military commander that used cruel and ruthless tactics in his conquests.

      Three Portuguese ships were built specially for the movie. The ship Fleur de La Mar, the Galiot and the Fausta were built in real size, based on accurate historical documents in order to be used for filming live scenes on board. Along with the ships, houses, a mosque and a wall was built similar to the historic Khorfakkan wall.

      All stages of film production were under direct supervision and immediate follow-up by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi. His Highness vision of presenting the historical facts as accurate as possible didn't allow the filmmakers to make any artistic additions that might alter the reality of the actual events.

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    10/10
    Amazing
    I'm so proud to see khorfakkan story on the big screen, we had great time watching the movie, huge thanks to everyone who played a role on this amazing movie.
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    • Jul 22, 2021

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 2020 (United Arab Emirates)
    • Country of origin
      • United Arab Emirates
    • Language
      • Arabic
    • Filming locations
      • Khor Fakkan, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
    • Production companies
      • Get Go Films
      • Sharjah Media
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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