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In Desert and Wilderness

Film

In Desert and Wilderness

6.1

1h 51m

2001

Synopsis

In Desert and Wilderness is a 2001 Polish film directed by Gavin Hood. Adapted from the 1911 novel In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz, it tells the story of two kids, Staś Tarkowski and Nel Rawlison, kidnapped by the rebels during Mahdi's rebellion in Sudan.

Director

Gavin Hood

AdventureHistoryDrama

based on novel or bookremake

Cast & Crew

Adam Fidusiewicz

Adam Fidusiewicz

as Staś Tarkowski

Karolina Sawka

as Nel Rawlison

Artur Żmijewski

Artur Żmijewski

as Mr. Władysław Tarkowski

Andrzej Strzelecki

Andrzej Strzelecki

as Mr. Georg Rawlison

Krzysztof Kowalewski

Krzysztof Kowalewski

as Greek Kaliopulli

Krzysztof Kolberger

Krzysztof Kolberger

as Heinrich Linde

Hichem Rostom

Hichem Rostom

as Mahdi

Mzwandile Ngubeni

as Kali

Lungile Shongwe

as Mea

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