Algeria, 1994. S. and Lotfi, two childhood friends, cross the desert in search of Abou Leila, a dangerous terrorist. The quest seems absurd in the immensity of the Sahara. But S., whose mental health is vacillating, is convinced to find Abou Leila there. Lotfi has only one idea in mind: to move S. away from the capital. It is by sinking into the desert that they will confront their own violence.
Cast
Slimane Benouari Lyes Salem Azouz Abdelkader Fouad Megiraga
Crew
Screenwriter: Amin Sidi-Boumédiène DOP: Kanamé Onoyama Editor: Amin Sidi-Boumédiène
Production Company(ies):
Thala Films
In Vivo Films
Producer(s):
Fayçal Hammoum Louise Bellicaud
Cannes Film Festival, France
Neuchatel Int'l Fantastic Film Festival, Switzerland
Reykjavik International Film Festival, Iceland
Entrevues Belfort Festival International du Film, France
D'A Film Festival Barcelona, Spain
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF), Switzerland
Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Egypt
Le Festival du film franco-arabe de Noisy-Le-Sec, France
Best Actor Award - Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia
Best Film Award - Festival de Sevilla, Spain
Centenary Award for Best Film - Int'l Film Festival of Goa, India
Critics' Award- Cannes Film Festival, France
Critics' Award – Cinemed, France
Critics Award - D'A Film Festival Barcelona, Spain
Gérard Frot-Coutaz Prize - Entrevues Belfort Festival International du Film, France
Méliès d’Argent du Meilleur Long Métrage Fantastique Européen - Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF), Switzerland