Underplayed Gems

Untouched by the West (2002)

Untouched by the West poster
Original title
Un homme sans l'Occident
Directed by
Raymond Depardon
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film follows a Saharan nomad in the early 20th century. It shows his life with animals, the desert, and other men. The story avoids focusing on conflict with the Western world.

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What happens

Un homme sans l'Occident est un film français réalisé par Raymond Depardon sorti en 2003. C'est une adaptation libre du récit de Diego Brosset Sahara, un homme sans l'Occident, qui raconte la vie d'un des derniers hommes libres du Sahara au début du XXe siècle. Si son style et son approche narrative sont clairement inspirés du cinéma documentaire, ce film est cependant une des rares fictions dans la filmographie du réalisateur. Il développe les thèmes de la vie des nomades (le film est de ce point de vue très documenté), du rapport aux animaux, avec le sable et entre les hommes. Il ne se focalise pas sur l'opposition avec le monde occidental. Les dialogues ne sont pas traduits. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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