Watch Cabaret Crusades Trilogy For Free
Cabaret Crusades Trilogy
Wael Shawky in his Cabaret Crusades skillfully juxtaposes historical narrative with the childish world of puppetry—seriousness with naivety, fear with humor, horror with entertainment—to focus on events crucial to the development of an Arab identity. While prior to the Crusades different groups coexisted more or less peacefully, the trauma of the European invasions shaped today's familiar dichotomies—East and West, Christianity and Islam, Shi’ism and Sunni’ism. At first sight a history lesson for children, the project ultimately raises important questions about the historicity of identity and consequently the role of history itself.
Watch Trailer
Cast List
Reviews
A different way of telling a story
It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.
The first must-see film of the year.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
