El Haimoune
{{Infobox film
| name = El Haimoune
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| director = Nacer Khemir
| producer = Latif Production, Satpec France Media
| writer =
| starring = Nacer Khemir, Soufiane Makni, Noureddine Kasbaoui, Hedi Daoud, Sonia Ichti
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| released = {{Film date|1984}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = Tunisia
| language = Arabic
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| screenplay = Nacer Khemir
| cinematography = Georges Barsky
| editing = Moufida Tlatli
| music = Fethi Zghonda
}}
El Haimoune (Arabic: الهائمون / Al-Haymun, meaning: The Wanderers[https://translate.google.com/?sl=ar&tl=en&text=%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86&op=translate "الهائمون"] (result: "wanderers") - Google Translator; Arabic to English, Access date: 10 May 2022) ({{langx|fr|Les Baliseurs du désert}}, English: Wanderers of the Desert) is a 1984 film by Tunisian writer and director Nacer Khemir. It is the first part of Khemir's "Desert Trilogy" that also includes "The Dove's lost necklace" and Bab'Aziz.{{cite web|url=http://www.fandango.com/wanderersofthedesert_v118532/plotsummary |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130717165226/http://www.fandango.com/wanderersofthedesert_v118532/plotsummary |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 17, 2013 |title=Wanderers of the Desert Synopsis |publisher=Fandango |access-date=July 17, 2013 }}{{Cite news|url=http://cutprintfilm.com/features/nacer-khemir/|title=We Are All Wanderers in the Desert: Nacer Khemir's Desert Trilogy|date=2015-05-20|work=CutPrintFilm|access-date=2017-12-21|language=en-US}} It stars Nacer Khemir, Soufiane Makni, Noureddine Kasbaoui, Hedi Daoud, and Sonia Ichti. It was filmed in Tunisia.
Synopsis
El Haimoune is a Sufi tale, a film based on a poem, a quest for roots, love and freedom. A young teacher arrives at a village built on the border of the desert where children have never been to school. Apart from the children, the village is inhabited by elderly men, women, and a mysterious and beautiful young girl. The men left to seek the boundaries of the limitless desert. The teacher is finally captivated by the shimmering world of sand and the Andalusia melody of its wanderers. In this story, magic and reality overlap to sing the beauty of the desert. The filmmaker, through carefully planned shots and sequences, which are treated like paintings, and the poetry of his writing, pays an homage to the splendour of Arabian culture.
Cast
- Nacer Khemir: Lehrer
- Soufiane Makni: Houcine
- Noureddine Kasbaoui: Greffier
- Sonia Ichti: Tochter/Fille du Cheikh
- Abdeladhim Abdelhak: Hadj
- Hedi Daoud: Cheikh
- Hassen Khalsi: Officier de police
- Jamila Ourabi: Grossmutter
- Hamadi Laghmani: Spieler/Joueur
Release
El Haimoune DVD was released on March 25, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wanderers_of_the_desert/ | title=Wanderers of the Desert (El Haimoune) (1984) | work=Rotten Tomatoes | publisher= | access-date=July 17, 2013}} It's in Arabic language with English subtitles.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Wanderers-Desert-Nacer-Khemir/dp/B0013GN4L2 | title=Wanderers of the Desert (2008) | work=Amazon.com | publisher= | access-date=July 17, 2013}}
Awards
- Trois Continents, Nantes 1984{{cite web|url=http://www.fcat.es/FCAT/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=110&Itemid=37 | title=El Haimoune | work=fcat.es | publisher= | access-date=July 17, 2013}}
- Mostra de Valencia 1984
- Cartago 1984
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0086934|El Haimoune}}
- {{RefFCAT|110}}