在战后时期,作曲家波特和他妻子作家姬特, accompanied by their friend Reynal (Campbell Scott), embark on a journey across the enigmatic Sahara desert in North Africa. The strained dynamics of their marriage, marked by Porte's infidelity and Katherine's tryst with Reynal, seem to find an unusual respite amidst the sands. However, as the couple's relationship disintegrates, they both come to appreciate the significance each holds for the other. Tragedy strikes when Porte contracts dysentery, and Katharine takes him on a desperate odyssey across the Sahara in search of help. The merciless desert consumes their hopes as Katharine eventually loses Porte. Overwhelmed with grief, she joins a caravan of camels and becomes one of its women, wandering aimlessly through the endless desert...
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