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Moawiya (2025)
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Original name: معاوية
Genre: History, War
Country: Saudi Arabia
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Story:
The story of the Umayyad dynasty, which wrote an unforgettable history, stretched from the east to the west.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, epic, educational, political drama
Plot:
leadership, political intrigue, biopic, betrayal, dynasty, ambition, moral ambiguity, palace intrigue, arab culture, diplomacy, conquering, loyalty, legacy, inheritance, ramadan, arab, arabic history, court intrigue
Time:
7th century
Place:
middle east
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out historical drama, captivating, period piece and educational films and TV series with plots about political intrigue, biopic, betrayal, power struggle, ambition, leadership and palace intrigue mostly in History, Drama and War genres. Some movies like Moawiya: Mehmed: Sultan of Conquests (2024), The Prince of Han Dynasty (2002), Strategist KANBE (2014), Alparslan: The Great Seljuks (2021), Taira no Kiyomori (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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