Wuchak
A side story to Kingdom of Heaven about a Templar, a Muslim and a widow in the desert
After the Battle of Hattin in 1187, a grim Knight Templar named Rene (Tim Abell) wanders the desert where he encounters a Muslim named Hassan (Bill Mendieta). They meet a Muslim woman, Soheila (Mapi Galán), and discuss sectarian differences and the human penchant for conflict & killing while the woman seems intrigued by one of the men.
This is basically a low-budget companion piece to the events of Kingdom of Heaven (2005). Soldier of God came out later that same year, but only cost $325 thousand while Kingdom cost a whopping $130 million. Thankfully, the filmmaking doesnt seem THAT low-budget: Theres a lot of beautiful desert photography, the ...