Mamdouh El-Demerdash on Nasser Salah El-Din: Artistic but Not Accurate

Dr. Mamdouh Al-Damati, the former Minister of Antiquities, confirmed that the film "Al-Nasser Salah el-Din" is a wonderful artistic work in terms of direction and acting, but it contains many historical inaccuracies that deviate from well-documented facts. He explained that the film employed a political narrative from the 1960s, ignoring the fact that Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi was Kurdish and that the ruling state at that time was Islamic, not Arab nationalist. The film also depicted Salah al-Din’s conflicts from a nationalist perspective and falsely claimed a duel with Arnoud at Muhammad Ali Mosque, which contradicts history, as Arnoud was killed before the Battle of Hattin. Additionally, the film portrayed Jesus the Levite as Christian, whereas he was actually Muslim. It also unfairly depicted the character of Baha al-Din Qaraqosh, and showed Salah al-Din disguising himself to treat Richard the Lionheart, which is inaccurate since the two never met face-to-face. He emphasized that Salah al-Din was a well-rounded figure—militarily, politically, and religiously—and pointed out that drama and artistic works have strayed from historical facts in favor of dramatic portrayals that lack accuracy.

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