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Captive of the Desert is a french film of genre Drama directed by Raymond Depardon with Sandrine Bonnaire

Captive of the Desert (1990)

Captive of the Desert
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Length 1h38
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OriginFrance
Genres Drama
Rating67% 3.366423.366423.366423.366423.36642

Captive of the Desert (French: La captive du désert) is a 1990 French drama film directed by Raymond Depardon. It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. It was based in part on the experiences of Françoise Claustre who was captured by Chadian rebels in 1974, later joined by her husband, and the pair finally released in 1977.

Synopsis

Une jeune femme est détenue en otage en Afrique, dans une zone aride. Un groupe armé la retient dans une tribu nomade.

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Sandrine Bonnaire

(La captive)
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