The Invitation
2022, French. Directed by Fabrizio Maltese.
The desert is calling. Yet, it is with the ocean that Fabrizio Maltese’s journey begins. He has accepted Abderrahmane Sissako’s invitation to continue the film he and Pol Cruchten had initiated together. Pol has since passed away. The project he had been dreaming of has thus taken on a new, symbolic dimension. It must see the light of day. This is why Fabrizio has traveled on his own to meet with the Mauritanian director. But fate seems to have decided otherwise. From Saint Louis in Senegal to Nouakchott in Mauritania, from Mata Moulana to Chinguetti, Fabrizio allows himself to get lost alone in the desert, with nothing more than a few scribbled notes jotted down on the piece of paper that was given to him by the two filmmakers.
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 16 March 2022
- Original title
- L'Invitation
- Country
- Luxembourg
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The Invitation runs 78 minutes (1h 18m).
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The Invitation isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 March 2022. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Invitation?
The Invitation (2022) was directed by Fabrizio Maltese.