In Desert and Wilderness

2001 1h 51m PL

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 26

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Synopsis

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In Desert and Wilderness is a 2001 Polish film directed by Gavin Hood. Adapted from the 1911 novel In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz, it tells the story of two kids, Staś Tarkowski and Nel Rawlison, kidnapped by the rebels during Mahdi's rebellion in Sudan.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Adam Fidusiewicz
Staś Tarkowski
Karolina Sawka
Nel Rawlison
Artur Żmijewski
Mr. Władysław Tarkowski
Andrzej Strzelecki
Mr. Georg Rawlison
Krzysztof Kowalewski
Greek Kaliopulli
Krzysztof Kolberger
Heinrich Linde
Hichem Rostom
Mahdi
Mzwandile Ngubeni
Kali

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gavin Hood
Writers: Gavin Hood
Languages: Polish
Countries: Poland

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gavin Hood, shot by Jacek Januszyk. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Adam Fidusiewicz and Karolina Sawka and Artur Żmijewski carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0260522 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Gavin Hood directs. Jacek Januszyk behind the camera. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in Polish.

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1Shot for just $4.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Gavin Hood, shot by Jacek Januszyk. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Adam Fidusiewicz and Karolina Sawka and Artur Żmijewski carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0260522 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.