The Sheltering Desert

In 1935 two German geologists Henno Martin and Hermann Korn leave Nazi Germany for SouthWest Africa Namibia to conduct field research At the outbreak of the Second World War many male Germans living in SouthWest Africa are interned in local camps As pacifists the two German scientists refuse to be arrested and flee into the Namib Desert They live for over two years in the vastness of the desert like ancient bushmen under indescribable circumstances facing the challenge to survive and at the same time the threat to be detected On the radio they follow the war events in Europe Their adventure comes to an end when Hermann Korn starts suffering seriously from malnutrition