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The Sultan and the Saint (2016)

The Sultan and the Saint (2016)

GENRESDocumentary,History,War
LANGEnglish
ACTOR
Zack BeyerJeremy IronsAlexander McPhersonPatrick Boyer
DIRECTOR
Alexander Kronemer

SYNOPSICS

The Sultan and the Saint (2016) is a English movie. Alexander Kronemer has directed this movie. Zack Beyer,Jeremy Irons,Alexander McPherson,Patrick Boyer are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2016. The Sultan and the Saint (2016) is considered one of the best Documentary,History,War movie in India and around the world.

Two men of faith, one a traveling Christian preacher, the other the ruler of a Muslim Empire, bucked a century of war, distrust, and insidious propaganda in a search for mutual respect and common ground. It is the story of Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt, and their meeting on a bloody battlefield during the period of Christian- Muslim conflict known as the Crusades.

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The Sultan and the Saint (2016) Reviews

  • Like all great art, timely, though provoking and acutely relevant

    hlc-cicff2017-04-01

    From the Films on Religion category comes 'The Sultan and the Saint'. I was surprised to see this strong of an entry in a festival with such humble beginnings as the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival. A film that has obviously made its mark as a top quality production internationally, especially with the auspicious narration from Jeremy Irons. And then I thought, what perfect timing it was to circulate something positive and hopeful about the dynamics between Muslims and ChristiansÂ….for a change. This historical drama about a meeting between St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan Al-Kamil during one of the many tedious and violent Crusades, is informative if not inspiring. The value of this production lies not only in the cinematography, design and location, but in the many experts who collaborated on the project. Historians, art historians, religious thinkers and social scientists collaborated, to share their areas of expertise to tell this story. This is a hard review to write for me, being one who is empathetic toward the human condition. I'm an American and my country has been involved in much geopolitical posturing in the Middle East for decades. The War on Terror has thrust many a good person into a state of "nationalist" paranoia and this cannot stand if we are to continue on as a nation and as a species. Even though we all come from our own environmental "nurturing", we sometimes lose track of the historical causes for unrest when we're being hit hard by the effects of history today. Written and Directed by Alex Kronemer, and featuring Alexander McPherson and Zack Beyer, this documentary is an example of what I like to call "good" propaganda. Art, as free as it pretends to be, can always be recruited for the agendas of church and state. The visual art of independent filmmaking demands a departure from the censorship of either. It was refreshing to see how opposites can attract no matter how polarized the status quo has become to form a unifying message. Like all great art, timely, though provoking and acutely relevant. E.J. Wickes/Cult Critic/CICFF

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  • Propaganda

    astrologygoddess2017-12-27

    Pure propaganda. Questionable history. A great deal of speculation. The beach is real, and beautiful,; it was filmed on Assateague Island, in Maryland.

  • Stunningly bad

    zemran2019-01-06

    It would be kind to call this religious propaganda a documentary but given the extremely inaccurate content that would be wrong. Do not mistake it for a film, it is just a dialogue, a long flow of drivel flowing from someone's mouth with some people in costume providing a backdrop.

  • A non traditional view of the Crusades

    phd_travel2019-03-01

    I don't know whether the history in this docudrama is right or not. Whatever it is, it is a very specific opinion of the 5th Crusade. Here, the Crusaders are war mongering people falsely using the cause of Christianity to wage wars of aggression against Muslims and they are led by a Pope's right hand man. The good Christian is St Francis of Assissi who preaches peace instead of war and reaches an understanding with the kind and compassionate Sultan of Egypt.

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  • An unbiased view

    pietclausen2019-01-03

    At last a truthful version of the terrible wrongs committed by all sides during the Crusades. In between this chaos some people came to the fore and history became slightly changed for the better. The feud was and is not between Christians and Muslims, but between good and wrong from any perspective. It is not religion that is a problem, but fanaticism. This viewpoint is still the real evil in this world. Used to the good, religion can be a powerful draw card to make this Earth a haven of peace through cooperation with each other, with all living in prosperity.

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