Twentynine Palms
(2003)
★ 5.1 IMDb · 113 votes
Year: 2003
Runtime: 114 мин
Country: France, Germany
Director: Bruno Dumont
Cast: Yekaterina Golubeva, David Wissak
Plot
A photographer and an unemployed woman embark on a chaotic trip to the California desert for a photo shoot, filled with passionate encounters and frequent fights. Their seemingly empty relationship takes a dark turn when a brutal incident abruptly ends their journey.
David is an independent American photographer in pursuit of unspoiled natural locations for an upcoming magazine photo shoot. Katia is his unemployed Russian girlfriend, who would follow him anywhere because she is in love. Together, they discover the vast desert around Twentynine Palms, the city of palm trees. There, the passionate lovers surrender to the miracle of nature and make love between fights and compromises. However, they are utterly unaware that danger lurks even under the sun.