Synopsis
الهائمون
The first of Nacer Khemir's highly-regarded Desert Trilogy that includes The Dove's Lost Necklace and Bab'Aziz – The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul. Khemir creates an exotic world with Wanderers of the Desert when a young teacher arrives to take over a village school isolated in the shimmering desert. Legendary figures materialize out of wells and the desert itself, groups of children hurry through a labyrinth of underground corridors, the teacher is whisked away to a mysterious rendezvous and never returns.
The 1985–1987 Other Asia Window
8 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Wanderers of the Desert sits at position #7.
The 1980s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Wanderers of the Desert premiered. 23 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #349 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #259 of 356 (top 73%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Tunisia, France |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | SATPEC, France Média, LATIF |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | April 30, 1986 |
| IMDb | tt0086934 |