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Sounds of Sand (2006)

Sounds of Sand poster
Original title
Si le vent soulève les sables
Directed by
Marion Hänsel
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
12
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family in the Horn of Africa journeys across dry land to find water during a drought. They face hardship and threat as the environment becomes more barren.

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What happens

Sounds of Sand (original title Si le vent soulève les sables, literally "If the Wind Raises the Sands") is a drama film directed by Marion Hänsel about a family in the Horn of Africa making a trek to find sufficient water during a drought. The film is a Belgium-France coproduction, released in 2006. It is based on the novel Chamelle (ISBN 2709623889) by Marc Durin-Valois. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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