381679
381679

Swimmers in the Desert

2001-03-28
1
de 110m
Documentary
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...

Editor

Charlotte Müllner

Director

Kurt Mayer

Cinematography

Helmut Wimmer

Cinematography

Kurt Mayer

egypt sudan male homosexuality desert laszlo almasy

Status

Released

Countries

  • Austria

Companies

  • Kurt Mayer Film
  • Epo-Film