Rose Of The Desert

Rose Of The Desert

1989
1h 30m
10.0

10.0/10

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: AR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Centre Algérien pour l'Art et l'Industrie Cinématographique (CAAIC)
Production Countries
Algeria
Spoken Languages
Arabic

Quick Facts

Original Title زهرة الرمال (Louss, Warda Al-Rimal)
Release Date January 2, 1989
Status Released
Language AR
IMDb ID tt0236452
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Cast

Boubakeur Belaroussi
Boubakeur Belaroussi

Moussa

Dalila Helilou
Dalila Helilou

Zineb

Athmane Ariouet
Athmane Ariouet

Tahar

Sirat Boumediène
Sirat Boumediène

Rachid

Karima Hadjar
Karima Hadjar

Meriem

Nawal Zaatar
Nawal Zaatar

Samia

Doudja Abdoun
Doudja Abdoun

Bakhta

Key Crew

Mohamed Rachid Benhadj
Director
Mohamed Rachid Benhadj
Writer
Maria-Cristina Paterlini
Writer