In Desert and Wilderness
2001 · 1h 51m · N/A
Adventure, Drama, History
Directed by
Gavin Hood
Overview
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 and cast
- Gavin Hood Director
- Adam Fidusiewicz as Staś Tarkowski
- Karolina Sawka as Nel Rawlison
- Artur Żmijewski as Mr. Władysław Tarkowski
- Andrzej Strzelecki as Mr. Georg Rawlison
- Krzysztof Kowalewski as Greek Kaliopulli
- Krzysztof Kolberger as Heinrich Linde
- Hichem Rostom as Mahdi
- Mzwandile Ngubeni as Kali
- Lungile Shongwe as Mea
- Konrad Imiela as Chamis
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