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In Desert and Wilderness
In Desert and Wilderness

In Desert and Wilderness

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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.

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Budget

$4200000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

23 March 2001

Country

Poland

Cast

Adam Fidusiewicz

Adam Fidusiewicz

Staś Tarkowski

Karolina Sawka

Karolina Sawka

Nel Rawlison

Artur Żmijewski

Artur Żmijewski

Mr. Władysław Tarkowski

Andrzej Strzelecki

Andrzej Strzelecki

Mr. Georg Rawlison

Krzysztof Kowalewski

Krzysztof Kowalewski

Greek Kaliopulli

Krzysztof Kolberger

Krzysztof Kolberger

Heinrich Linde

Hichem Rostom

Hichem Rostom

Mahdi

Mzwandile Ngubeni

Mzwandile Ngubeni

Kali

Lungile Shongwe

Lungile Shongwe

Mea

Konrad Imiela

Konrad Imiela

Chamis

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