The Dove's Lost Necklace

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The Dove's Lost Necklace
Directed by Nacer Khemir
Starring Navin Chowdhry
Walid Arakji
Release date
  • 30 March 1994 (1994-03-30)
Running time
86 min
CountryFrance

The Dove's Lost Necklace (French : Le collier perdu de la colombe) is a 1994 French/Tunisian drama film directed by Nacer Khemir. It is the second film in Khemir's Desert Trilogy. [1]

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Plot

The movie is set in Medieval Spain. Hassan a student of calligraphy in 11th Century Andalucía. Being the naïve young student he is, Hassan seeks love through books and poetry. He comes across a fragment of a page from a book of poems, and becomes obsessed with finding the rest. In his quest to find the lost bits of the manuscripts, Hassan acquires the help of child protagonist Zin.

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References

  1. "The Dove's Lost Necklace (Le Collier Perdu de la Colombe) - Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO)". libweb.lib.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-13.