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The Song of the Hoggar
10.0 / 10• 1931• 30m•NR• French
DocumentaryAdventureRomance
Storyline
Le Chant du Hoggar, a fictionalized documentary directed by Pierre Ichac, which takes as its theme the adventurous life of the Tuaregs of yesteryear, the setting being the lesser-known mountains and valleys of the Hoggar, and the actors being the Tuaregs themselves. This production, of considerable interest, was filmed last year by Pierre Ichac, a project manager for the General Government of Algeria. For six months, the young director, who traveled more than 7,000 kilometers by car and about 1,000 kilometers by Méhari through the Hoggar mountains, recorded 8,000 meters of film. The beautiful Fatimata reigns over all hearts in the wandering Tuareg tribe, with her herds, in the high valleys of the Hoggar. But she loves The Lion, the bravest of the young warriors of an enemy tribe. And it is Fatimata's name that The Lion lovingly carves on the rocks of the mountain.
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pierre Ichac's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Song of the Hoggar is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
