Aasshak: Tales From the Sahara


1h 50m 2004

Brief Synopsis

Noehi travels through different landscapes, meets different characters (a Marabout at his hidden mosque, a young girl awakening to become a Targia, a radiant and strong Turaeg woman). His journey is also used to evoke the Tuareg myth of a city of wonders beyond the dunes, and in his sleep he dreams

Film Details

Also Known As
Ässhäk - Geschichten aus der Sahara
Genre
Foreign
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Artcam; Media Luna Entertainment
Distribution Company
Contact Film Cinemathek

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Synopsis

Noehi travels through different landscapes, meets different characters (a Marabout at his hidden mosque, a young girl awakening to become a Targia, a radiant and strong Turaeg woman). His journey is also used to evoke the Tuareg myth of a city of wonders beyond the dunes, and in his sleep he dreams of the animals that once lived in the desert and have now disappeared.

Film Details

Also Known As
Ässhäk - Geschichten aus der Sahara
Genre
Foreign
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Artcam; Media Luna Entertainment
Distribution Company
Contact Film Cinemathek

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2004

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 21 - February 1, 2004.

Released in United States 2004 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 21 - February 1, 2004.)