Si le vent soulève les sables (2006)

Réalisateur:

Marion Hänsel

Writers:

Marc Durin-Valois (novel)
Marion Hänsel (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 mars 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drame

Plot:

On the one hand, there's the desert eating away at the land. The endless dry season, the lack of water...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

"Artistic" pulp

Ensemble

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

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Sounds of Sand (International: English title)

Durée:

Belgium:96 min

Pays:

Belgium | France

Langue:

Français

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Germany:12

Company:

Man's Films

"Artistic" pulp

I saw this at the 36th International Film Festival of Rotterdam.

It's a romanticized film made by a middle aged western woman aimed at...middle aged western women. It's filled with clichés about the way (rich) people from the West view Africa. The actors speak French: yeah like well clothed, French speaking Africans have to cross a desert to find water. Add in war, child soldiers etc. and an "artistic" soundtrack and the target audience will love it. Naturally in the end the main characters get saved by white people from the West. The actors acted unnatural but did a good job sticking to the silly script. Rated this a 2 because the animals acted well. For the rest it's "artistic" pulp.