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Le quattro porte del deserto (first feature)

Le quattro porte del deserto

original title:

Le quattro porte del deserto

directed by:

Antonello Padovano

cast:

Aure Atika, Giorgio Careccia, Nadia Carlomagno, Michele Melega, Dino Santoro, Bebo Storti, Federico Galante, Hafedh Khalifa, Luciano Scarpa, Jamil Hammoudi

screenplay:

Antonello Padovano

cinematography:

Andrea Locatelli

editing:

Antonello Padovano

set design:

Roberto Papi

costume design:

Marina Sciarelli

music:

Angelo Talocci

producer:

Karen Morgan

production:

Outsider Productions, supported by Ministero della Cultura

country:

Italy

year:

2004

format:

35mm - colour

Based on the life of Charles the Foucault, the christian missionary that first visited the desert and tried to convert the nomad populations of the Tuareg.