The Man Who Stopped the Desert
Trailer: The Man Who Stopped the Desert
Year: 2010
Genre: Documentary
Studio: 1080 Film & Television
Director: Mark Dodd
Cast: Yacouba Sawadogo
Runtime: 64 minutes
Release: Jun 02, 2010
IMDb: 7.50/10 by 2 users
Popularity: 0
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English, Français
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0

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