The true story of explorer, journalist and writer Isabelle Eberhardt, originally from Switzerland. She moved to Annaba in Algeria in 1897 with her mother, who preferred to live in the Algerian neighborhoods rather than the European neighborhoods that she hated, and converted to Islam. Her lifestyle shocked the French colonialists: she dressed like a man, frequented cafes and smoke shops. Fascinated by the desert, she traveled the Sahara under the identity of Si Mahmoud, she published articles and books on the world she discovered in southern Algeria, strongly criticizing the colonial authorities. Arriving in El Oued, the soldiers prevent him from continuing his journey. She disobeys and overhears officers shooting Arab prisoners. Arrested, she was accused of espionage and was expelled from Algeria. She married Slimane, a Muslim non-commissioned officer in 1901. Having become French through this marriage, she could now reside in Algeria.
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Cast
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Mathilda May
Isabelle Eberhardt
Known for
The Jackal
Lifeforce
Tchéky Karyo
Slimene
Known for
Bad Boys
Nikita
Gérard Moulévrier
Stephen Sewell
Ian Pringle
Isabelle Fauvel
Peter O'Toole
Maj. Lyautey
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Ratatouille
Jacques Leclère
Bryce Perrin
Foued Nassah
Lachmi
Known for
A Prophet
Cash Truck
Jean-François Lepetit
Also in
Abuse of Weakness
Poetical Refugee
Geoffroy Larcher
Ian Pringle Director · Stephen Sewell Writer Paul Schutze Composer
Budget $7M · First release June 8, 1991 · Produced in Australia, France
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Budget
$7,000,000
Production
Les Films Aramis
Production
Flach Film
Production
Seon Film Productions
Production
Australia · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Australia · June 8, 1991
Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Australia · September 18, 1992
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
October 15, 1993 · Theatrical
March 6, 2019 · Physical · DVD
France
October 28, 1992 · Theatrical
Germany
November 21, 1991 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 9, 1992 · Theatrical
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