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Bab'Aziz
Bab'Aziz
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928 Ratings

BAB'AZIZ

Directed by Nacer Khemir
Switzerland, Germany, 2005
Drama, Fantasy, Adventure

Synopsis

The story of a blind dervish and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty years. With faith as their only guide, the two journey for days through the expansive, barren landscape.

Synopsis

The story of a blind dervish and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty years. With faith as their only guide, the two journey for days through the expansive, barren landscape.

Our take

Filmmaker and poet Nacer Khemir’s meditation on Sufism is a transfixing journey into the Tunisian sandscape. The last instalment in the “Desert Trilogy”, Bab’Aziz is an ethereal audiovisual experience which replaces a linear narrative with a mysterious fable reflecting a dervish’s values.