Movie: In Desert and Wilderness

Top 10 Billed 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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    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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    2001-03-23

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    6.125

  • Rating:

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    Polski
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