Le géant des sables

London 1802. Young Italian giant Jean-Baptiste Belzoni - more than two meters tall-, is earning a living as a side show exhibition in theaters and fairs. Spurred by an adventurous spirit, he and his intrepid, young wife Sara leave for the Mediterranean to seek their fortune. They find it in Malta, where Belzoni is hired into the service of the Pasha Mehemet-Ali and Egypt. A gold rush for antiques has begun in Cairo and Belzoni s position enables him to acquire an envious share. Yet the Pasha s court is a web of intrigue, and repeated attempts on Belzoni s life force him to flee with his wife to England, where London high society and fame await them. > Greta Vaillant devoted several years to the study of Belzoni s life. The result is a historically accurate, captivating saga of a man whose life is in the vein of the great mythical adventurers.

Actress, film director, screenwriter and producer of documentary films, Greta Vaillant divides her time between Rome and Paris. She has worked on more than thirty films together with some of the most renowned names in Italian cinema, including Fellini, Dino Risi, and Avati. She has just finished shooting a series of documentary films in Malaysia.