Scirocco (film)

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Scirocco
Scirocco Lado.jpg
Directed byAldo Lado
Written byAldo Lado
StarringFiona Gélin
CinematographyRamón F. Suárez
Music byPino Donaggio
Release date
  • 12 August 1987 (1987-08-12)
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

Scirocco, also known as Amantide - Scirocco and with the international title Sahara Heat, is a 1987 French drama film directed by Aldo Lado and starring Fiona Gélin.[1]

Plot[]

Léa (Gélin) is married to engineer Alfredo () who works at oil wells in the Maghreb. She visits her husband and finds that their marriage is deteriorating. She seeks relief in the exoticism the country offers and she is soon attracted to a local thug nicknamed Le Serpent () she meets in the kasbah. However, her relationship with him starts to become increasingly exploitative.

Cast[]

  • Fiona Gélin: Léa
  • Enzo De Caro: Alfredo
  • Yves Collignon: Le Serpent
  • Joshua McDonald: Jeff
  • Gianluigi Ghione: Stefan
  • Christophe Ratendra: Le garçon d'étage
  • Alberto Canova: Kurt
  • Abdellatif Hamrouni: Vecchio Arabo
  • Nadia Saiji: Gitana

References[]

  1. ^ "Sahara Heat". Letterboxd.

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