The Sheltering Sky (1990)

Directed by

Bernardo Bertolucci

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, Italy

Runtime

2h 20m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 298 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A married couple travels to North Africa hoping to revive their relationship. But they encounter dangerous situations in the Sahara desert, and the husband becomes gravely ill in a remote area.

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What happens

The Sheltering Sky is a 1990 drama film co-written and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci starring Debra Winger and John Malkovich. The film is based on the 1949 novel of the same name by Paul Bowles (who appears in a cameo role) about a couple who journey to North Africa in the hopes of rekindling their marriage but soon fall prey to the dangers that surround them. The story culminates with the man falling severely ill in a very remote area of the Sahara desert, from where the events turn catastrophic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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