The Sheltering Desert
Réalisé par Regardt van den BerghIn 1935 two German geologists, Henno Martin and Hermann Korn, leave Nazi Germany for South-West Africa (Namibia) to conduct field research. At the outbreak of the Second World War, many male Germans living in South-West Africa are interned in local camps. As pacifists the two German scientists refuse to be arrested and flee into the Namib Desert. They live for over two years in the vastness of the desert like ancient bushmen under indescribable circumstances, facing the challenge to survive and, at the same time, the threat to be detected. On the radio they follow the war events in Europe. Their adventure comes to an end when Hermann Korn starts suffering seriously from malnutrition.
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The Sheltering Desert was released on 1 février 1991.
The Sheltering Desert was directed by Regardt van den Bergh.
The Sheltering Desert has a runtime of 1h 35min.
The Sheltering Desert was produced by Anné-Linda du Toit.
In 1935 two German geologists, Henno Martin and Hermann Korn, leave Nazi Germany for South-West Africa (Namibia) to conduct field research. At the outbreak of the Second World War, many male Germans living in South-West Africa are interned in local camps. As pacifists the two German scientists refuse to be arrested and flee into the Namib Desert. They live for over two years in the vastness of the desert like ancient bushmen under indescribable circumstances, facing the challenge to survive and, at the same time, the threat to be detected. On the radio they follow the war events in Europe. Their adventure comes to an end when Hermann Korn starts suffering seriously from malnutrition.
The key characters in The Sheltering Desert are Jason Connery, Rupert Graves, Joss Ackland.
The Sheltering Desert is an Adventure, Guerre, Drame film.
The Sheltering Desert has an audience rating of 6.1 out of 10.