Sounds of Sand (2007)
On the one hand, there’s the desert eating away at the land. The endless dry season, the lack of water. On the other there’s the threat of war. The village well has run dry. The livestock is dying. Trusting their instinct, most of the villagers leave and head south. Rahne, the only literate one, decides to head east with his three children and Mouna, his wife. A few sheep, some goats, and Chamelle, a dromedary, are their only riches. A tale of exodus, quest, hope and fatality.
Director:
Marion Hänsel
Writer:
Marion Hänsel
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Issaka Sawadogo as Rahne |
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Carole Karemera as Mouna |
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Asma Nouman Aden as Shasha |
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Saïd Abdallah Mohamed as Ako |
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Ahmed Ibrahim Mohamed as Ravil |
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Emile Abossolo M'bo as Lassong |
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Marco Prince as Offizier der blauen Armee |
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Moussa Assan as Janja |
| Camera | Walther van den Ende | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Marion Hänsel | Director |
| Writing | Marc Durin-Valois | Novel |
| Sound | Bruno Tarrière | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yan Tax | Costume Design |
| Writing | Marion Hänsel | Screenplay |
| Art | Thierry Leproust | Production Design |
| Editing | Michèle Hubinon | Editor |
| Sound | Henri Morelle | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dick Naastepad | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | René-Marc Bini | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jean Cosmos | Script Consultant |
| Visual Effects | Martial Vallanchon | VFX Supervisor |
| Sound | Marie-Jeanne Wijckmans | Foley |
| Production | Sophie Blanchouin | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Jacques Bled | VFX Supervisor |
| Production | Sylvie Brocheré | Casting |
| Sound | Virgine Messiaen | Sound Editor |