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The Falcon of Quraish

2002 · 1 season

A sweeping historical drama that feels weighty and deliberate, with political intrigue and a sense of loss.

Created by
Walid Seif
Genres
War & politics, Drama
Starring
Jamal Soleiman, Amal Arafa, Sulaf Fawakherji
Tagline
The rise of a dynasty, the fall of an empire.
Overview
When the Abbasids overthrow the Umayyad Caliphate in Damascus, slaughtering nearly the entire dynasty, one young prince escapes — Abd al-Rahman. Hunted across deserts and seas, he eventually reaches the fringes of the Muslim world and, through sheer will and political genius, founds a new Umayyad emirate in Andalusia. Written by Walid Seif and directed by Hatem Ali, this is the first chapter of their celebrated Andalusian trilogy — epic, human and historically meticulous.

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Created by
Walid Seif
Genres
War & politics, Drama
Starring
Jamal Soleiman, Amal Arafa, Sulaf Fawakherji
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
war & politics, drama
Created by
Walid Seif
Written by
Walid Seif
Starring
Jamal Soleiman, Amal Arafa, Sulaf Fawakherji, Mohamed Miftah, Bassem Yakhour, Taim Hasan, Kifah Al-Khous, هيما إسماعيل
Length
1 seasons, 30 episodes, 48 min each
Country
Morocco, Syrian Arab Republic
Languages
Arabic

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