Storyline
An oasis lost in the Saharan desert more than 700km from Algiers. A society still functioning on centuries-old rituals. The only connection to the city is a bus that passes once a day. Moussa, disabled from birth, lives there with his sister Zineb; They try, together, to reconstitute a family unit that the war has destroyed. The family is the dream of the idyllic times of childhood, of times when parents took all the responsibilities. Moussa is perfectly independent, although he has no arms, he nevertheless loves being cared for by his sister. Zineb, for her part, does not dare to face the new world that a marriage would constitute. Life passes punctuated by the same gestures. Zineb takes the bus to go to work at the date packaging factory. Moussa goes to see the schoolmaster, draws or dreams of Mériem, the woman he loves. A rose secretly grows in the sand, which Moussa waters every day.
Cast & Crew
BB
Boubakeur Belaroussi
Moussa
Lead
Dalila Helilou
Zineb
Athmane Ariouet
Tahar
Sirat Boumediène
Rachid
KH
Karima Hadjar
Meriem
Nawal Zaatar
Samia
Doudja Abdoun
Bakhta
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mohamed Rachid Benhadj's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Rose Of The Desert is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
