Captive of the Desert | |
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Directed by | Raymond Depardon |
Written by | Raymond Depardon |
Produced by | Pascale Dauman |
Starring | Sandrine Bonnaire |
Cinematography | Raymond Depardon |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Captive of the Desert (French: La captive du désert) is a 1990 French drama film directed by Raymond Depardon. It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It was based in part on the experiences of Françoise Claustre who was captured by Chadian rebels in 1974, later joined by her husband, and the pair finally released in 1977.