Sounds of Sand (2006) ( Si le vent soulève les sables )

Sounds of Sand (2006) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Si le vent soulève les sables
Screened, competed or awarded at:
San Sebastian International Film Festival

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Marion Hänsel

Written By:
Marc Durin-Valois
Marion Hänsel

Actors:
Isaka Sawadogo ..... Rahne
Carole Karemera ..... Mouna
Asma Nouman Aden ..... Shasha
Emile Abossolo M'bo ..... Lassong
Marco Prince ..... Officier Armée Bleue
Saïd Abdallah Mohamed ..... Fils 1
Ahmed Ibrahim Mohamed ..... Fils 2

Synopsis:

Belgian director Marion Hänsel's feature Si le vent soulève les sables unfolds in a desert village that is being crushed under the weight of drought (which has dried the local well out completely) and decaying livestock. Though the majority of the populace migrates to the south in an essential quest for a better life, Rahne -- the only literate indigene -- cuts against the grain, journeying to the east despite the danger of imminent war that lies in this direction. Accompanying him are his wife Mouna, his three children, a handful of sheep, and a few goats. The journey carries them across bellicose territory under a relentless sun, and finds the determined family struggling to survive at all costs. During the trek, they pull a great deal of strength from one of the children, the nomadic Shasha, whose exuberance and optimism cannot be quelled.

On the one hand, there's the desert eating away at the land. The endless dry season, the lack of water. On the other there's the threat of war. The village well has run dry. The livestock is dying. Trusting their instinct, most of the villagers leave and head south. Rahne, the only literate one, decides to head east with his three children and Mouna, his wife. A few sheep, some goats and Chamelle, a dromedary, are their only riches. A tale of exodus, quest, hope and fatality.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 29 July, 2018.