USA Premiere

SYNOPSIS

Archaeologist Laïla Nehmé took on a truly challenging endeavor: leading an expedition in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and Jordan to map out the exact incense trade route.  

This unique archaeological investigation, shot as a road movie, will take us on an exploration of a whole civilization, the Nabataeans, masters of the desert. Who were they? How did they manage to create such a powerful kingdom? What was their religion, their beliefs ?

Thanks to the latest archaeological discoveries, at Hegra and Petra (the kingdom's capital), we are able to gain a better understanding of this still deeply mysterious civilization.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Mathieu Schwartz is a writer and a movie director. He created many documentaries for TSVP, such as Expedition Petra, Napoléon: La destinée et la mort, and Français.

He usually makes historical documentaries.