The Valley of Hadramaut
(Das Tal von Hadramaut)
GDR, 1978, 31 min, color
In German; no subtitles
Das Tal von Hadramaut © DEFA-Stiftung
Credits:
Hornig, Harry |
Hornig, Harry |
Niestradt, Wolfgang |
Gotthardt, Peter |
DEFA Studio for Documentary Films |
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Synopsis
A report on the history, traditions and social changes in South Yemen, which became the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen under a Marxist government. The documentary focuses in particular on the historically important Hadramaut region in the southeastern part of the country, which has been a center of Arabic civilization for 4 millennia.