Rumi: The Wings of Love / Come to Life, Al-Mahya (2005)

80 minutes

Not released

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Part 1: Rumi- The Wings of Love
Viewed in several international film festivals, as well as the Musee de l'Homme in Paris, this film takes viewers into a secret world rarely seen by outsiders. Nearly eight centuries after his death, Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, Sufi master and mystuicak oiet us ever-present in the whirling ceremony of today's Mevlevi dervhishes.

Part 2: Come to Life- Al-Mahya
Once a year in the middle of the month of Shabban "mureeds" of the Demerdache Khalwati Sufi Order in Cairo go into small cells and make a spiritual retreat which has been a tradition in this order for over five hundred years. Shems Friedlander is the first person to be allowed to film this secret and sacred ceremony.
Actors:: Peter Boyle
Directors:: Shems Friedlander
Genres:: Documentary
Countries:: Turkey