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Captive of the Desert (1990)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Raymond Depardon

Synopsis

An European researcher is abducted by some ill-educated rebels in a North African country. Their reasons are unclear...

Actors

Sandrine Bonnaire
Sandrine Bonnaire
Dobi Koré
Dobi Koré
Fadi Taha
Fadi Taha
Dobi Wachinké
Dobi Wachinké

Crews

Raymond Depardon
Raymond Depardon
Director
Raymond Depardon
Raymond Depardon
Writer

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