2020 | United Arab Emirates | Documentary,Fiction

Khorfakkan

  • 107 mins
  • Director | Ben Mole, Maurice Sweeney

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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 years of oppression, In pursuit of freedom.

The film is based on Sheikh Al Qasimi's book, Khorfakkan's Resistance Against the Portuguese Invasion of September 1507. Shot on the shores within the ancient city, the film details how local communities fought back against the invasion led by Portuguese naval commander General Afonso de Albuquerque.

Portuguese Indian Ocean Red Sea Arabian Gulf village freedom ancient