The Whisper of the Sand ( El rumor de la arena )

The Whisper of the Sand (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: El rumor de la arena
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Arabic ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
82 min + 41 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Biographies
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Daniel Iriarte
Jesús Prieto

Written By:
Daniel Iriarte
Jesús Prieto

Actors:
Mohamed Abdelaziz ..... Himself
Josep Piqué ..... Himself
Javier Reverte ..... Himself

Synopsis:

The setting is the Awserd refugee camp in Tindouf, Algeria, with 180 thousand people living there. Fatma has not seen her brother, whom she was separated from during the Morocco invasion in the Western Sahara, for 30 years. He is to come to the camp for a few days in a UN flight. Fatma and her relatives ready themselves to welcome him and meanwhile explain what life is like in one of the worst regions of the Algerian desert. Concomitantly, human rights activists in the Sahara are subject to persecution from the Morocco authorities. Protagonists and experts on the subject expound on their theories to try and reach a fair solution to a conflict prolonged for far too long. Special mention of the Jury at the Sahara International Film Festival in 2007.

Awserd refugee camp, Tindouf. Fatma has not seen her brother for 30 years, since they parted after the Moroccan invasion of Western Sahara. Now he is coming on a United Nations flight to stay for a few days. While Fatma and her family prepare for the visit, they describe their life in the worst corner of the Algerian desert. Meanwhile, human rights activists in the Sahara itself are persecuted by the Moroccan authorities. Leading figures and specialists in the subject set out their theories for securing a fair solution to this conflict, which has already continued for too long.

Documentary following the reunion of a family of Western Sahara refugees.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 26 September, 2011.

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