Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Nacer KhemirDirector
- Nacer KhemirWriter
Cast
- Nacer KhemirAbdulsalam (Teacher)
- Soufiane MakniHussayn
- Jamila OurabiThe grandmother
- Hedi DaoudThe sheikh
- Abdel Azim Abdel HaqqAl-Hajj
- Hassen KhalsiPolice officer
- Noureddine KasbaouiReport writer
- Sonia IchtiThe girl
- Mohsen ZaazaaThe mute/ Hassan
Stills
Themes
teacherdisappearancedesertsufism