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The Desert Divers

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Les Plongeurs Du Désert, directed by Tahar Hannache in 1952, is considered the first entirely Algerian fiction film. It tells the story of the inhabitants of an oasis whose well has dried up. The village elder, Sheikh Messaoud, calls upon…

DirectorTahar Hannache
WriterTahar Hannache
ProducerTahar Hannache

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Cast · Directed by Tahar Hannache

HBHimoud Brahimi
Himoud Brahimi
Cheikh Ali
DCDjamel-Eddine Chanderli
Djamel-Eddine Chanderli
Mansour

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The Desert Divers hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 19, 1952. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.