The Sheltering Desert
1991, English. Directed by Regardt van den Bergh.
In 1935 two German geologists, Henno Martin and Hermann Korn, leave Nazi Germany for South-West Africa (Namibia) to conduct field research. At the outbreak of the Second World War, many male Germans living in South-West Africa are interned in local camps. As pacifists the two German scientists refuse to be arrested and flee into the Namib Desert. They live for over two years in the vastness of the desert like ancient bushmen under indescribable circumstances, facing the challenge to survive and, at the same time, the threat to be detected. On the radio they follow the war events in Europe. Their adventure comes to an end when Hermann Korn starts suffering seriously from malnutrition.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 1 February 1991
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- Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom
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The Sheltering Desert runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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The Sheltering Desert isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 February 1991. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Sheltering Desert?
The Sheltering Desert (1991) was directed by Regardt van den Bergh and stars Jason Connery, Rupert Graves, Joss Ackland.