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Director: Daniel Pommereulle
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From Time Out Film Guide
Luminous, provocative and ascetic, this North African meditation was the most expensive Zanzibar production. The director, who was also a painter and sculptor, plays the shamanic lead, spitting with a young Arab boy on the corruption and decadence of the West. This attack is set alongside exquisite images of the moon, taken by southern California's Questar telescope. (For an introduction to Zanzibar films and the 'Dandies of '68' see the review of Deux Fois.Author: GE
Cast & crew
Director: Daniel Pommereulle
Producer: Silvie Boissonnas
Cast: Daniel Pommereulle, Mustapha
Duration: 37 mins
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