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
In the crowded 1985-1987 Other Asia release window, Wanderers of the Desert sits at #7 of 8. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1980s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Other Asia, 23 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Wanderers of the Desert premiered alongside 2 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 2 other Other Asia films in 1986.
The 51st Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 30% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 47th percentile among Other Asia films.
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 |