Al Khadra: poet of the desert (2012)
• January 1st, 2012 • 0h 25min
Documentary
Overview
Al Khadra is a renowned Sahrawi war poetess living in the al-Auin camp in the Algerian desert. A vivid testament to 30 years of the Sahara conflict, we see how she keeps her oral poetry alive and tries to pass on her activism to the next generation.
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