Le Collier Perdu de la Colombe / Tawk al Hamama al Mafkoud / The Dove's Lost Necklace
Director & Writer: Nacer Khemir
Stars: Navin Chowdhry, Walid Arakji, Ninar Esber, Noureddine Kasbaoui, Jamil Joudi, Sonia Hochlaff, Chloé Rejon
This
second feature in Nacer Khemir’s Desert Trilogy is a visually ravishing
folktale reminiscent of The Thousand and One Nights. The story revolves
around Hassan, who is studying Arabic calligraphy from a grand master.
Coming across a fragment of manuscript, Hassan goes in search of the
missing pieces, believing that once he finds them, he will learn the
secrets of love. With the help of Zin, a lovers’ go-between, he meets
the beautiful Aziz, Princess of Samarkand. After encountering wars, a
battle between false prophets and an ancient curse, he learns that an
entire lifetime would not suffice for him to learn the many dimensions
of love.
Country: France | Italy | Tunisia
In Arabic, with English subs (.srt)