Wanderers of the Desert
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Wanderers of the Desert

6.5 / 10 1986 1h 35mNR Arabic
Drama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Nacer Khemir

Nacer Khemir

Abdulsalam (Teacher)

Lead
SM

Soufiane Makni

Hussayn

JO

Jamila Ourabi

The grandmother

HD

Hedi Daoud

The sheikh

Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq

Abdel Azim Abdel Haqq

Al-Hajj

HK

Hassen Khalsi

Police officer

NK

Noureddine Kasbaoui

Report writer

SI

Sonia Ichti

The girl

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nacer Khemir's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Wanderers of the Desert is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker