Wanderers of the Desert (1984)
Starring Nacer Khemir, Soufiane Makni, Noureddine Kasbaoui
Directed by Nacer Khemir
The first of Nacer Khemir's highly-regarded Desert Trilogy that includes The Dove's Lost Necklace and Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul. Khemir creates an exotic world with Wanderers of the Desert when a young teacher arrives to take over a village school isolated in the shimmering desert. Legendary figures materialize out of wells and the desert itself, groups of children hurry through a labyrinth of underground corridors, the teacher is whisked away to a mysterious rendezvous and never returns.
Runtime: 95 min.
Rating: 6.5
DVD
Languages: Arabic
Countries: France,Tunisia
Genres: Drama
Keywords: teacher,disappearance,desert
Cast
Teacher