The Ornament of the World

• Cast: Reuven Firestone, David Levering Lewis, Jerrilynn D. Dodds, Frank Peters, María Rosa Menocal
• Duration: 116 minutes
• Genre: Documentary, History
• Rating: 7.8/10
• Release Date: 2019-11-19

Filmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville, and Toledo, this documentary retraces the 800-year period in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences, revealing what made this rare and fruitful collaboration possible, and what ultimately tore it apart.