During the Second World War, in 1943, Anne Frendo, a young dreamer and artist, living alone with her father in Tunisia, discovers, by chance, the lifeless body of a French soldier, parachuted in. At the invitation of her aunt, Sophie Frendo, an Egyptologist, she sets out on a journey that leads her to Sfax, Egypt, taking with her a letter that the soldier had begun to write, and which seems to be intended for her.

获奖：1998年第48届柏林最佳导演奖银熊奖 获奖评语：视觉上的惊奇感, 冲击力, 吸引力, 满足感！ 导演：艾利克·尤曼《尼罗河的情人》 介绍：医生安托万在东非的蓟玛港口遭遇刺杀。蓟玛以前是法兰西帝国的领土。他的挚友外科医生皮埃尔决定前往东非寻找真相。安托万曾经参与过反抗运动，并且支持游牧族阿萨德与当地势力斗争。皮埃尔前往安托万当地的诊所。发现了许多残酷而不为人知的的真相：东非杀手、人道主义志愿者......