El Haimoune
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| El Haimoune | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nacer Khémir |
| Screenplay by | Nacer Khemir |
| Produced by | Latif Production, Satpec France Media |
| Starring | Nacer Khemir, Soufiane Makni, Noureddine Kasbaoui, Hedi Daoud, Sonia Ichti |
| Cinematography | Georges Barsky |
| Edited by | Moufida Tlatli |
| Music by | Fethi Zghonda |
Release date | 1984 |
Running time | 90' |
| Country | Tunisia |
El Haimoune is a 1984 film.
Synopsis
El Haimoune is a Sufi tale, a film based on a poem, a quest for roots, love and freedom. A young teacher arrives at a village built on the border of the desert where children have never been to school. Apart from the children, the village is inhabited by elderly men, women, and a mysterious and beautiful young girl. The men left to seek the boundaries of the limitless desert. The teacher is finally captivated by the shimmering world of sand and the Andalusia melody of its wanderers. In this story, magic and reality overlap to sing the beauty of the desert. The filmmaker, through carefully planned shots and sequences, which are treated like paintings, and the poetry of his writing, pays an homage to the splendour of Arabian culture.
Awards
- Trois Continents, Nantes 1984
- Mostra de Valencia 1984
- Cartago 1984
References
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)
- El Haimoune at IMDb
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