Synopsis
Commissioned by his oasis village, a man goes into the desert to observe and eventually restore a system of underground water galleries called Khettara. We follow his journey to the Borj el mechkouk, where he will work and live in this arid area. What will he discover?
Credits
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- Film exports/foreign sales : Cinéphage Productions
Full credits (11)
- Screenwriter : Driss Aroussi
- Director of Photography : Stephanos Mangriotis
- Editor : Fatima Bianchi
- Sound Recordist : Alexandre Frigoult
- Producer : Driss Aroussi
- Line Producer : Driss Aroussi
- Production Manager : Driss Aroussi
- Sound Editor : Alexandre Frigoult
- Grader : Isotta Trastevere
- Sound Mixer : Hugo Debrie
- Participant : Moustapha Aroussi
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary, Experimental
- Themes : Environment, Culture, Photography
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France (50.0%), Morocco (50.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (France, Morocco)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 32 min 30 seconds
- Production formats : Photographic camera - AVCHD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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