The Child of the Sahara
2018, French. Directed by Laurent Merlin.
While in high school class, a French teenager of Moroccan origin loses his parents in a car accident. A few days later, social services learn that he was adopted and that his natural parents are his aunt and uncle who live in a small village in the Sahara... He decided to join them.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 21 November 2018
- Original title
- Le fils du désert
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Laurent Merlin
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The Child of the Sahara runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Child of the Sahara isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Child of the Sahara?
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Who directed The Child of the Sahara?
The Child of the Sahara (2018) was directed by Laurent Merlin and stars Ahd Saddik, Abdelmoula Oukhita, Blandine Pélissier.