''Les Pierres bleues du désert'' (English: The Blue Stones of the Desert) is a short film written and directed by French-Moroccan

Nabil Ayouch Nabil Ayouch (born 1 April 1969) is a Franco-Moroccan television and film director, producer, and writer. His films have been screened at international film festivals including the Cannes Film Festival and Montreal World Film Festival. Early li ...

in 1992. It was shot in the Moroccan region of

Tafraout Tafraout, also Tafraoute (, ) is a town in Tiznit Province, Souss-Massa region, Morocco. Situated in the central part of the Anti-Atlas mountains, a mountain range in Morocco which is part of the Atlas Mountains in the northwest of Africa, the to ...

and featured a then unknown teenage

Jamel Debbouze Jamel Debbouze (; ; born 18 June 1975) is a Moroccan-French actor, comedian, screenwriter, film producer and director. Best known for his stand-up comedy sketches, he also worked with director Alain Chabat in several films and other notable Fren ...

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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pierres bleues du desert, Les 1992 short films 1990s French-language films Films directed by Nabil Ayouch Moroccan short films