Bahloul, the Wisest of the Madmen (2004)

The series tells the story of the people of Karkh in Baghdad and focuses on the jurist and scholar Abu Wahb bin Omar, nicknamed Bahloul, a man who solves the problems of the city, Caliph Harun Al-Rashid asked him to be chief judges, but he was loyal to the Imam Musa Al-Kadhim, so he pretended to be insane and took from a reed a horse that he rides in front of the people, but doubts swirl about the reality of his madness.

Released June 10, 2004 42 min Episode 42 min None+

Genres: Biography, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Family, History

Keywords: imdb.historical-character, imdb.insane-man, imdb.wiseman, imdb.baghdad, imdb.abbasid-caliphate, imdb.caliph-palace, imdb.policeman + 14 more, imdb.judge, imdb.desert, imdb.wooden-horse, imdb.tent, imdb.camel, imdb.sheep, imdb.river, imdb.poet, imdb.con-man, imdb.inn, imdb.merchant, imdb.thief, imdb.arabic-history, imdb.based-on-true-story