Wanderers of the Desert

Apr 30, 1986

1h 35m

★ 6.5

Overview

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, and the teacher is whisked away to a mysterious rendezvous and never returns.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

SATPEC

France Média

LATIF

Wanderers of the Desert Trailers

Cast

Abdulsalam (Teacher)

Nacer Khemir

Hussayn

Soufiane Makni

Noureddine Kasbaoui

Sonia Ichti

(Shaik)

Hedi Daoud

Hassen Khalsi

Jamila Ourabi

Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq

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