Wanderers of the Desert

Wanderers of the Desert

Wanderers of the Desert

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Wanderers of the Desert

1986

1h 35m

6.5(14 votes)

Drama

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.

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8 members

Directing

Nacer Khemir

Abdulsalam (Teacher)

Nacer Khemir

Acting

Soufiane Makni

Hussayn

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Noureddine Kasbaoui

Unknown Role

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Sonia Ichti

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Hedi Daoud

(Shaik)

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Hassen Khalsi

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Jamila Ourabi

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Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq

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Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq

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