Movie

Swimmers in the Desert

Schwimmer in der Wüste

The true life story and adventures of László Almásy, the 'English patient', who crossed Africa in 1929 with the father of filmmaker Kurt Mayer: These events provide the motivation and outline for a critical journey through 'men's domains' in Cairo, London and Vienna. Navigation in the expanses of the memory - the dream of flying, documents from the war and of an unrequited love...

Director

Kurt Mayer

Status

Released

Release date

28/03/2001

Original language

German