Summary Said bin Sultan, the legendary ruler of the "Army of the Silver Sabres", was the Lord of an area that had continental dimensions: it stretched from Mombasa via Zanzibar to the Indian subcontinent and included the entire Arabian peninsula. 150 years ago the empire of the Omanis was regarded as a world empire and the Dhau fleet of the Sultan as almost invincible. Above all the fairytale figure "Sindbad" as an icon of the daring seafaring people. Today, the Sultanate of Oman is just another OPEC oil supplier along the Strait of Hormuz - and by no means the richest. Closed off from the outside world, the former splendour was lost, the state fell back into a kind of medieval Sleeping Beauty state. We start our journey in Mascat, the legendary "coffee town" of the Sultanate. The brown powder, however, has long since served its purpose as a currency earner. Today, as 500 years ago, the waters around the Sultanate are considered the El Dorado of fishermen. Already the travellers of the Middle Ages had described the fish wealth of this coast. Marco Polo, for example, complained - several times even in writing to the Sultan - about the "terrible smell of decay that is stored above the markets". Hammerhead sharks, dolphins, moray eels: almost every hour new sea creatures are landed. A dive trip into the underwater world of the coastal waters still today confirms the impression that the French maritime researcher Jacques Cousteau already had 30 years ago: "Unique !".
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Richard Gere The Dalai Lama
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions
Summary Said bin Sultan, the legendary ruler of the "Army of the Silver Sabres", was the Lord of an area that had continental dimensions: it stretched from Mombasa via Zanzibar to the Indian subcontinent and included the entire Arabian peninsula. 150 years ago the empire of the Omanis was regarded as a world empire and the Dhau fleet of the Sultan as almost invincible. Above all the fairytale figure "Sindbad" as an icon of the daring seafaring people. Today, the Sultanate of Oman is just another OPEC oil supplier along the Strait of Hormuz - and by no means the richest. Closed off from the outside world, the former splendour was lost, the state fell back into a kind of medieval Sleeping Beauty state. We start our journey in Mascat, the legendary "coffee town" of the Sultanate. The brown powder, however, has long since served its purpose as a currency earner. Today, as 500 years ago, the waters around the Sultanate are considered the El Dorado of fishermen. Already the travellers of the Middle Ages had described the fish wealth of this coast. Marco Polo, for example, complained - several times even in writing to the Sultan - about the "terrible smell of decay that is stored above the markets". Hammerhead sharks, dolphins, moray eels: almost every hour new sea creatures are landed. A dive trip into the underwater world of the coastal waters still today confirms the impression that the French maritime researcher Jacques Cousteau already had 30 years ago: "Unique !".
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions
