Sat 26.10.
14:00
Director
Jean Michaud-Mailland
GDR, Tunisia / 1965
79 min.
/ DCP
/ Original version with English subtitles
Cinema
Arsenal 1
zu den Ticketszu dem KalenderIntroduction: Philip Zengel (DEFA-Stiftung)
Tunisia during the period of French colonial rule. In memorable images, the film tells the story of the special friendship between Hamida, an orphaned shepherd boy, and Renaud, the grandson of a French plantation owner. One day Hamida falls into a river while searching for a sheep. Renaud rescues his friend, but Hamida falls dangerously ill with a lung infection.