A desert full of secrets and 4,000 silent graves — Morocco doesn't want you to see this.
Silence always surrounds the mine, first when it explodes and then when it eternally haunts its victims. The history of the silence of this fire hidden by Morocco in the sand of Western Sahara has left more than 4,000 victims in what is considered the largest minefield in the world. Daha and Fatimetu suffered the effect of the silence of the mines, their lives changed forever, like that of the Saharawi people who, after 14 years cleaning the desert of artifacts, the rupture of the ceasefire have left the future of the contamination of their territory.
Direction
Intimate vérité access in a forbidden zone.
Cinematography
Stunning desert beauty hiding literal death.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Western Sahara is Africa's last major colony — Morocco controls 80% and nobody talks about it. This film is practically contraband.
The 'hidden fire' refers to both literal mine explosions and the buried news coverage — most Western viewers won't have heard of this conflict before pressing play.
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