Les Pierres bleues du désert (English: The Blue Stones of the Desert) is a short film written and directed by French-Moroccan Nabil Ayouch in 1992. It was shot in the Moroccan region of Tafraout and featured a then unknown teenage Jamel Debbouze.
Synopsis In a remote village in Morocco. Najib, 14 years old, is convinced that there are blue stones in the desert, whose vision has haunted him for years. Taken for a madman by his friends, he also faces the incomprehension of his family. Only the old sheikh believes in his story. One day, the council meets to decide on his case.
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