''Sounds of Sand'' (original title ''Si le vent soulève les sables'', literally "If the Wind Raises the Sands") is a drama film directed by
Marion Hänsel
Marion Hänsel (née Ackermann; 12 February 1949 – 8 June 2020)Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa.Robert Stock, ''Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition: A Geographical Interpretation'', (The Guilford Press; 2004), ...
making a trek to find sufficient water during a drought. The film is a Belgium-France coproduction, released in 2006. It is based on the novel ''Chamelle'' () by
Marc Durin-Valois.
Cast
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Isaka Sawadogo
Isaka Sawadogo (born 1966), sometimes credited as Issaka Sawadogo, is a Burkinabé actor. He is most noted for his performances in the Canadian film ''Diego Star'', for which he received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actor at the 16th Jutra ...
as Rahne
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Carole Karemera
Carole Umulinga Karemera (born 1975) is a Rwandan actress, dancer, saxophone player, and playwright.
Biography
She was born in 1975 in Brussels, the daughter of Rwandan exiles. As a child, Karemara excelled at mathematics and dreamed of opening ...
as Mouna
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Asma Nouman Aden as Shasha
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Emile Abossolo M'Bo
Emil or Emile may refer to:
Literature
*''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
* ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life
*''Emil and the Detective ...
as Lassong
External links
Official web site of the film*
Film festival program note
2006 films
Belgian drama films
Films based on French novels
Films set in Africa
Films directed by Marion Hänsel
French drama films
2000s French films
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