Desert View (2017)
Overview
The film Desert View is dedicated to the study of building and living in the semi - built satellite city Madinaty, located in the desert east of Cairo. The movie was made during a four-week residency experiment, to which the filmmakers had invited the three-generation Barakat family from ashweyat (informal residential district) Bashtil as a sort of cinematic diary. The temporary residents of Madinaty, filmmaker and Barakat family, captured their observations and experiences of architecture and their use from their respective perspectives and cameras. Two external perspectives on the desert dreams of the Egyptian middle and upper classes.
Where to watch Desert View
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films |
| United Kingdom | DocAlliance Films | — | — |
| Canada | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films |
| Ireland | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films |
| India | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films |
| Germany | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films |
| France | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films |
| Spain | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films |
| Italy | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films |
| Netherlands | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films | DocAlliance Films |
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What is Desert View about?
The film Desert View is dedicated to the study of building and living in the semi - built satellite city Madinaty, located in the desert east of Cairo. The movie was made during a four-week residency experiment, to which the filmmakers had invited the three-generation Barakat family from ashweyat (informal residential district) Bashtil as a sort of cinematic diary. The temporary residents of Madinaty, filmmaker and Barakat family, captured their observations and experiences of architecture and their use from their respective perspectives and cameras. Two external perspectives on the desert dreams of the Egyptian middle and upper classes. Desert View is a Documentary movie, released on 2017-11-22, runtime 84 minutes.
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In the United States, Desert View streams on DocAlliance Films and can be rented from DocAlliance Films. The table on this page lists 9 more countries. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Constanze Fischbeck, Daniel Kötter
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