Desert Rose

Desert Rose

1989 · 87 min · ★ 9.4 · Drama

Drawing on a wide mosaic of texts from figures like Montaigne and Kafka, literary and philosophical fragments are used to illustrate and reflect on the human condition. It is a tribute to the landscape and the people who inhabit the Trás-os-Montes region of Portugal, portraying the region not just as a physical space, but as a place where imagination and reality intertwine.

Directed by Margarida Cordeiro · Written by Margarida Cordeiro

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