Pearl of the Desert (2019)

Moti Khan, a musically gifted child from the lower caste Muslim Manganiyars of the Thar Desert, is forced to sing and play music for their ancestral patrons in order to survive, even though he finds it humiliating. Sattar, his father, wants Moti to study and make a career outside music. But Moti aspires to be a successful singer so that he is treated respectfully. He leaves his village behind and sets out on a journey to discover his music.

If you liked Pearl of the Desert, you might also like…

90% match

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

2006

89% match

To Kill a Tiger

2023

85% match

McQueen

2018

79% match

A Toxic Love Story

2026

77% match

Directed by John Ford

1971

74% match

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025

70% match

The Class of ‘92

2013

63% match

Trainwreck: The Real Project X

2025

61% match

Naqoyqatsi

2002

60% match

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2003

60% match

Birth of the Living Dead

2013

60% match

The Curse of the Dragon

1993

60% match

S4: The Bob Lazar Story

2026

60% match

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

2017

60% match

Sidney

2022

60% match

The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019

60% match

35 Up

1991

60% match

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

2019

60% match

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

2006

60% match

David Byrne's American Utopia

2020