
SummaryA disturbing exploration of what it means to be a man Desert Wind unveils the innermost thoughts of 13 men about their lives and male identity, making a clean sweep of clichés. Their revelations -- a glimpse of the hidden side that few men spontaneously reveal -- are of equal interest for women. (XL Production)
Directed By:François Kohler
Desert Wind
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Desert Wind will be of interest to men - and especially to women, who might learn much they didn't know about the opposite sex.
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While the experience may have been highly rewarding for its participants, viewers may be less than enthralled.
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Far from encouraging "Survivor"-style competitiveness, the desert setting serves as a serene Club Med-type backdrop to the all-male bonding.
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Though it generates its share of unintentional giggles, Desert Wind does manage to take us to a seldom-visited place: the hidden corners of the straight male mind.
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The problem with Desert Wind is that Kohler takes everything at face value. Wouldn't it have been more useful to make this trip the centerpiece of a longer documentary that follows the men before Tunisia and, more importantly, after?
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Nicely rendered moments of casual intimacy between the men attest to the trip's therapeutic value, but very little of it transfers to the audience. The dull large-group scenes consist mostly of old standbys like writing problems on slips of paper and burning them.
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Production Company:
- ARTE
- National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
- Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR)
Release Date:Feb 15, 2006
Duration:1 h 20 m




























