Thirteen men, all strangers one to an other coming from different countries and walks of life, gather together at the edge of the Sahara for a physical and emotional adventure: a 15-day trek, a chance to rethink their lives and their male identity. In the void of the desert, they share their anxieties, their taboos, all so personal and nevertheless universal.

The resulting film makes a clean sweep of clichés about what it means to be a man. Desert Wind exposes the participants’ innermost thoughts about their families, their roles as fathers, their relationships with women, starting with their mothers, and their sexuality. They reveal what they really think about power, aggressiveness, fear and competitiveness.

The film is meant for both men and women, as it gives them a glimpse of the hidden side that few men spontaneously reveal.

Solothurn, 41. Solothurner Filmtage, 16.01.2006 – 22.01.2006

Cape Town, 7th Encounters: South African International Documentary Festival, 15.07.2005 – 31.07.2005

Genève, 1er Festival du Film Romand, 03.06.2005 – 05.06.2005

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