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SANDSTORM

Vent De Sable

Directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Algeria, 1982
Drama
  • 103103 minutes

Synopsis

In a Saharan oasis, the Simoun blows almost every day. Hlima is the eighth daughter, and this birth will trigger tragedy. Her husband, Amara, can no longer bear the curse that the arrival of this eighth girl symbolizes in his eyes, and in the eyes of everyone else…

Synopsis

In a Saharan oasis, the Simoun blows almost every day. Hlima is the eighth daughter, and this birth will trigger tragedy. Her husband, Amara, can no longer bear the curse that the arrival of this eighth girl symbolizes in his eyes, and in the eyes of everyone else…