El Haimoune (1984)
- Original title
- الهائمون
- Directed by
- Nacer Khemir
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, mystery film, thriller film
- Country
- Tunisia, France
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man wanders through a North African desert landscape. He encounters strange people and unsettling events. The film follows his journey without a clear destination.
slow-burnmysteriouscontemplativeatmosphericmelancholicdreamlikesparseunsettling
What happens
El Haimoune (Arabic: الهائمون / Al-Haymun, meaning: The Wanderers) (French: 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. It stars Nacer Khemir, Soufiane Makni, Noureddine Kasbaoui, Hedi Daoud, and Sonia Ichti. It was filmed in Tunisia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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