In Morocco, a bandit kidnaps a young woman. Her fiancé, a sheik, must come to the rescue.
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for silent-era rescue tropes or really, really love desert cinematography. If you are looking for modern pacing or tight storytelling, you will probably hate this. It is slow. Like, 'watch the sand settle' slow. The whole premise is just a kidnapping and a ...
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for silent-era rescue tropes or really, really love desert cinematography. If you are looking for modern pacing or tight storytelling, you will probably hate this. It is slow. Like, 'watch the sand settle' slow. The whole premise is just a kidnapping and a chase. That is it. No big twists, no secret agendas. Just a sheik trying to get his girl back. The film feels very much like a cousin to something like The White Pearl, but with m..."
Leila Atouna
France
1932 · IMDb 7
