Wanderers of The Desert

– The first of Nacer Khemir's highly-regarded Desert Trilogy that includes The Dove's Lost Necklace an..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
1984
Original Name:
الهائمون
Wanderers of the Desert (1984) - Also known as الهائمون

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.

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

30 Apr 1986

Language:

Arabic

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Nacer Khemir

Writer:

Nacer Khemir

Main Actors:

Nacer Khemir, Soufiane Makni, Noureddine Kasbaoui, Sonia Ichti

Plot:

A teacher is assigned to a remote desert village that is obsessed with a mysterious buried treasure and whose children are cursed to wander the desert.

Awards:

2 wins.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10