Smiles of the desert
2005, Basque. Directed by Arantxa Gurmendi.
Sahrawi children move to Basque country in summer thanks to the solidarity project Vacations in Peace. In the first part of the documentary, we see how they live, what they discover, what they learn and how these children enjoy themselves during their stay. The second part of the documentary takes place in the refugee camps in the desert which have held refugees for more than 30 years. We see their day-to-day life and, in passing, the reasons for the conflict and the Sahrawi struggle.
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- 0h 42m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Basque
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- Released
- 1 January 2005
- Original title
- Basamortuko Irribarreak
- Country
- Spain
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Smiles of the desert isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2005. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Smiles of the desert?
Smiles of the desert (2005) was directed by Arantxa Gurmendi.