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'Scirocco', also known as 'Amantide Scirocco' and with the international title 'Sahara Heat', is a 1987 French drama film directed by Aldo Lado and starring Fiona Glin.

Plot



La (Glin) is married to engineer Alfredo (Enzo De Caro) who works at oil wells in the Maghreb. She visits her husband and finds that their marriage is deteriorating. She seeks relief in the exoticism the country offers and she is soon attracted to a local thug nicknamed 'Le Serpent' (Yves Collignon) she meets in the kasbah. However, her relationship with him starts to become increasingly exploitative.

Cast



*Fiona Glin: La

*Enzo De Caro: Alfredo

*Yves Collignon: Le Serpent

*Joshua McDonald: Jeff

*Gianluigi Ghione: Stefan

*Christophe Ratendra: Le garon d'tage

*Alberto Canova: Kurt

*Abdellatif Hamrouni: Vecchio Arabo

*Nadia Saiji: Gitana

Production



Fiona Glin tells of her ordeal during the shooting of this film: "In fact, there were nude scenes that were hidden from me and that I had to play. The result was on the verge of an erotic film. I felt betrayed, completely disoriented and I broke down. I was ashamed of myself. This led to a depression and a month in a psychiatric hospital."

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