New film captures Khor Fakkan's 16th century heroics to resist invasion Web Report/Sharjah Film based on a historical book written by the Sharjah Ruler. As the Khor Fakkan Amphitheatre opens, the Sharjah Broadcasting Authority (SBA) will screen a film detailing the resistance put up by its inhabitants during a Portuguese invasion in 1507 AD. Khorfakkan is based on the historical book, Khorfakkan’s Resistance Against the Portuguese Invasion of September 1507, by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. The two-hour film will be screened for three days on December 15–17 at 7.30pm. The SBA announced that free tickets for the screening have run out.