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Desert PHOSfate

Desert PHOSfate

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DESERT PHOSfate is an artist film that tells about the impact of phosphate on the Sahrawi community and its fate, including the surprising emergence of family gardens and their knowledge of how to farm in the desert without the processed phosphorus that had caused the dislocation of the Sahrawi nomads from their homeland of Western Sahara.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

57 mins

Rating

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Release Date

01 January 2024

Country

Algeria

Cast

Taleb Brahim

Taleb Brahim

Yaugiha Mohamed

Yaugiha Mohamed

Menaha Mahmoud

Menaha Mahmoud

Mohamed Salem Mohamed Ali

Mohamed Salem Mohamed Ali

Sulaiman Labat Abd

Sulaiman Labat Abd

Fatimatu Said

Fatimatu Said

Mbarka Aggyn

Mbarka Aggyn

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