Lion of the Desert

He was a man of honor in a war without any.

An epic historical drama about colonial resistance and the moral cost of guerrilla warfare, grounded in the true story of Omar Mukhtar's fight against Italian fascism.

Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and the Fascist forces of Benito Mussolini highlights the struggle for Libyan independence and the harsh tactics utilised by the colonisers.