Festival 3 Continents
Compétition internationale
47th edition
NOV. 21>29, 2025, Nantes France

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The Surveyors Of The Desert

by Nacer KHEMIR

LesBaliseursDuDésert

Under huge skies and a boudless horizon, an old bus is blown along an almost invisible road. Among the travellers is a young schoolteacher assigned to a remote village at the outermost bounds of a sandy wilderness. Suddenly, the deep and monotonous echo of a song resonates in the midst of the silence : it is an Andalusian chant which is like a call in the sand. Then, as in a dream, figures appear like statues of salt – they are the surveyors of the desert…

  • Titre français
    Les Baliseurs du désert
  • Titre international
    The Surveyors Of The Desert
  • Scénario
    Nacer Khémir
  • Photo
    Georges Barsky
  • Montage
    Moufida Tlatli
  • Interprétation
    Soufiane Makni, Noureddine Kasbaoui, Sonia Ichti, Abdeladhim Abdelhak, Hédi Daoud, Nacer Khémir
  • Production
    France Média S.A., Latif Production et la S.A.T.P.E.C.
  • Prix obtenus
    Montgolfière d'Or F3C 1984

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