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Desert of Lies

Desert of Lies

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Drama   TV Movie
📜 Overview: The fortunes of two expeditions a century and a half apart become mysteriously linked in the same desolate stretch of Kalahari Desert. In 1848 the Broon family are sent by the London Missionary Society to look for and convert a legendary race of strangely deformed savages. In 1983, a team of three people go off in search of what really happened.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1984-03-13
⌚ Running Time: 83 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Mick Ford original image
Jake
Mick Ford
Cherie Lunghi original image
Sue
Cherie Lunghi
Tom Bell original image
Abel Broom
Tom Bell
Louis Mahoney original image
Sylveste
Louis Mahoney
John Matshikiza original image
Bushman
John Matshikiza
Elizabeth Bell original image
Sarah Broom
Elizabeth Bell
Elizabeth Anson original image
Esther Broom
Elizabeth Anson

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