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In early 2017, Umar Agha, a Columbia University film graduate, released a teaser for a film titled . The project was envisioned as a grand historical epic that would rival the cinematography and scale of popular western series like Game of Thrones .

More significantly, the film became a political football. In 2018, during Erdoğan’s election campaign, clips of Saladin’s speeches were aired on state TV as analogies for standing up to the West. The film was screened for Turkish troops in northern Syria. A line from the movie—“Jerusalem is not a city, it is a wound in our chest”—became a trending hashtag after Trump moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. saladin film 2017

• The film reimagines Saladin not just as a military conqueror but as a model of medieval Islamic chivalry (furusiyya) and religious tolerance.
• Purpose: Analyze how the 2017 docudrama uses Saladin to address modern Christian–Muslim relations.

of the Sultan. It was selected as one of the top 100 Egyptian films and is often featured on streaming platforms like Saladin In early 2017, Umar Agha, a Columbia