
01 Oct 1985

Desert Hearts
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named Cay.

To Nefer, shameless temptress of Babylon, he surrendered his parents' hope of immortality!
In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.

Sinuhe

Horemheb

Kaptah

Merit

Baketamon

Nefer

Akhnaton

Taia

Mekere

Grave Robber

Senmut

Thoth
Queen Nefertiti

Hittite Commander

Hittite Officer
Egyptian Female

Student in School of Life
Princess
Citizen
Boy

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While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named Cay.

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