Déserts sends two debt collectors across southern Morocco on a journey that becomes increasingly strange. Faouzi Bensaïdi moves between comedy and drama as Hamid and Mehdi search for people who cannot pay, gradually taking their mission beyond straightforward realism.
Fehd Benchemsi and Abdelhadi Taleb give the characters depth. Their friendship forms the emotional centre of the film, making shared difficulties involving even as the story moves towards more abstract territory. The performances keep a human connection inside the unusual construction.
Bensaïdi brings humour and tragedy together with confidence. The film can be funny without losing the loneliness and uncertainty beneath its absurd encounters. That balance gives the journey more substance than an eccentric road movie alone would have.
Florian Berutti's images make strong use of the desert landscape. Colourful costumes stand out against the surroundings, creating visual contrasts that support the irony. The geography also reflects the emotional distance and searching within the characters.
The film considers people at the margins of Moroccan society without becoming a lecture. Its social concerns exist alongside metaphors about friendship and meaning, inviting reflection through the movement between recognisable conditions and mysticism.
Déserts is a thoughtful, dreamlike experience with humour and strong visual poetry. The friendship provides an engaging centre for an unconventional journey. Viewers willing to follow its shifts between realism and abstraction should find a film that entertains while leaving room for difficult questions.