Deserts
5.9
Longtime friends, Mehdi and Hamid, work for a collection agency. They crisscross the villages of southern Morocco in their old car and share double rooms in shabby hotels. They are exactly the same size, and wear the same suits and ties, as well as the same shoes. Paid nearly nothing, they try to play hard to make good figures. One day, in a gas station planted in the middle of the desert, a motorcycle parks in front of them. A man is handcuffed to the luggage rack, threatening. It’s the Evader. Their meeting marks the beginning of an unforeseen and mystical journey.
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Cast
27 people
Fehd Benchemsi
Mehdi Attaf
Known for
One Man and his Cow
Homeland
Abdelhadi Talbi
Hamid Dergoune
Also in
Volubilis
Rabii Benjhaile
L'évadé
Known for
The Wages of Fear
Hajar Graigaa
Selma / Hadda
Also in
شهادة ميلاد
The Shadows of Death
Mohamed Choubi
Le père de Naïma
Also in
Traitor
Achoura
Zhour Slimani
Hlima
Also in
Cambodia
She's Hypertensive and Diabetic But Refuses to Die 2
Maha Boukhari
Naïma
Also in
Razzia
Abdellah Chicha
Rabah
Also in
A Thousand Months
Silent Storms
Abdellah Echabbi
Zemmouri
Known for
Far from Men
Yasmine Balich
Mounia
No other roles listed
Nezha Rahile
La patronne
Also in
A Thousand Months
Number One
Abdelghani Sannak
Le Mouqadem
Also in
Everybody Loves Touda
Volubilis
Faouzi Bensaïdi Director · Florian Berutti Cinematographer Véronique Lange Editor
Budget $1.8M · First release May 18, 2023 · Produced in Germany, Belgium, France, Morocco
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Budget
$1,750,000
Production
Barney Production
Production
Mont Fleuri Production
Production
Entre Chien et Loup
Production
NiKo Film
Production
Belga Productions
Production
ZDF/Arte
Production
Germany · Belgium · France · Morocco
Produced in
Languages
Original title
الثلث الخالي
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
France · May 18, 2023
Premiere · Cannes Directors' Fortnight
France · September 20, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
August 3, 2023 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
France
February 20, 2024 · Physical · DVD
October 7, 2025 · Digital · Arte•tv
October 8, 2025 · TV · Arte
Germany
June 27, 2024 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 3, 2024 · Premiere · Arab Film Festival
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