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DESERT VIEW

Directed by Constanze Fischbeck, Daniel Kötter
Germany, Egypt, 2017
Documentary
  • 8383 minutes

Synopsis

The title Desert View alludes to Hollywood-inspired names of compound architecture around Cairo and the much-vaunted view from the mansion window, which in the gated communities always points to the artificial landscapes inside the compound and never to the actual desert landscape of Egypt.

Synopsis

The title Desert View alludes to Hollywood-inspired names of compound architecture around Cairo and the much-vaunted view from the mansion window, which in the gated communities always points to the artificial landscapes inside the compound and never to the actual desert landscape of Egypt.