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Nel secondo dopoguerra, due americani, Porter Moresby e sua moglie Kit, lasciano New York per andare a fare un viaggio in Nord Africa, assieme all'amico Tunner. Scoprono un paese per molti aspetti culturalmente distante, dove i popoli locali non si sono amalgamati con gli occidentali: francesi, spagnoli, americani. Ciononostante, o forse proprio per questo, sotto quei cieli assolati e tra le dune del Sahara la coppia cerca di ritrovare se stessa. E ci proverà attraverso vie tortuose fatte di tradimenti e incomprensioni. Port si farà sedurre e rapinare da una giovane donna del deserto, mentre Kit cederà alla corte di Tunner con cui il marito l'ha fatta viaggiare da sola.
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- Data di uscita: 08-10-2014
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