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“Nights of Ramadan” Film Series 

From May 11, 2018 until June 15, 20188:00 p.m.
CóRDOBA
Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9). 8:00 p.m. Free entry until the event’s capacity is reached.
Films shown in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish.

Casa Árabe’s headquarters in Cordoba has organized this series of films, to be shown from May 11 through June 15.

As it does each year, coinciding with the month of Ramadan, Casa Árabe has organized a full schedule of activities at its Cordoba headquarters, including this series of films in which you will get the opportunity to view fictional movies and documentaries about experiences during Ramadan in different countries.

The film Le Grand Voyage was the first feature film by the director of Moroccan origin, Ismaël Ferroukhi, as well as the first filming to take place within Mecca. The director’s objectives was to show a dual-faceted journey in his film: the pilgrimage by car, traveling 5,000 kilometers to Mecca, a trip which would also become an inner journey towards a stronger relationship between a father and a son who does not share the same rules of Islam followed by his father.
The film series will be rounded off with the scheduling of a series of documentaries made in more than thirty countries by the television network Al-Jazeera. For this occasion, four documentaries have been selected, because they show the religious, cultural and social rituals of Muslims during the month of Ramadan. In each film, we will see a different country and distinct customs, reflecting the image of the cities of Istanbul, Cairo and the German city of Karlsruhe, as well as the lives of their inhabitants during this sacred month for Muslims from all over the world. A short-subject film will also be screened about the typical religious rites which are carried out during Ramadan, also produced by Al-Jazeera’s documentary channel.


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“Nights of Ramadan” Film Series 
  • Le Grand Voyage

    May 11, 20188:00 p.m.
    CóRDOBA
    Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9). 8:00 p.m. Free entry until the event’s capacity is reached.
    Films shown in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish.
    First session in the “Nights of Ramadan” film series in Cordoba, with the screening of a fictional film directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi (Morocco and France, 2004, 108 minutes).
    The film tells the story of a trip taken by a man and his son from southern France to Mecca. They belong to a culture in which communication between the two men is difficult, but not impossible. The abyss that exists between them (generational, cultural and linguistic) is very large because of their status as exiles in France. Along this journey, they will achieve an understanding of what divides them, but also what brings them together.

    Film series information sheet
  • Ramadan Rites and Ramadan in Cairo

    Ramadan Rites and Ramadan in Cairo

    May 18, 20188:00 p.m.
    CóRDOBA
    Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9). 8:00 p.m. Free entry until the event’s capacity is reached.
    Films shown in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish.
    Nights of Ramadan 2018. We are holding a double feature session in Cordoba, with the screenings of these documentaries produced by the television network Al-Jazeera.
    Ramadan Rites
    Qatar (2008, 16 min.)
    A short-subject film will also be screened about the typical religious rites which are carried out during Ramadan.

    Ramadan in Cairo
    Qatar (2008, 53 min.)
    Documentary produced by Al-Jazeera Television in which we get to see the religious, cultural and social rites of Muslims during the month of Ramadan in Cairo.

    Film series information sheet
  • Ramadan in Karlsruhe, Germany

    Ramadan in Karlsruhe, Germany

    June 01, 20188:00 p.m.
    CóRDOBA
    Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9). 8:00 p.m. Free entry until the event’s capacity is reached.
    Films shown in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish.
    The third session of the film series which Casa Árabe is showing at its Cordoba headquarters to celebrate the month of Ramadan has arrived.
    Production: Qatar, 2008, 54 min.

    Documentary produced by Al-Jazeera Television in which we get to see the religious, cultural and social rites of Muslims during the month of Ramadan in the German city of Karlsruhe.

    Film series information sheet
  • Ramadan in Istanbul

    Ramadan in Istanbul

    June 15, 20188:00 p.m.
    CóRDOBA
    Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9). 8:00 p.m. Free entry until the event’s capacity is reached.
    Films shown in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish.
    The screening of this documentary brings the film series which Casa Árabe has held to mark the sacred month of Muslims to an end.
    Production: Qatar, 2008, 53 min.

    Documentary produced by Al-Jazeera Television in which we get to see the religious, cultural and social rites of Muslims during the month of Ramadan in this Turkish city.

    Film series information sheet


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