This part of the film is titled 'The Day We Got Lost and The Man Who Broke Down'. As the title suggests, there was plenty of drama. This is the sort of day where things just pop up and change the scheme of things in your mind. I believe that the chance encounter with the Man Who Broke Down probably ranks amongst the most memorable experience in Morocco as it was such a privelege to be invited in for food and hospitality. And this isn't an experience that you can by, it is simply chance.
Put into perspective, if this event didn't take place, it would rob the film of a major part of interaction with the locals and the flashback at the Algerian border would be lost. More importantly, the video would simply follow us driving unhindered to the Sahara. This is why the event was so important in my experience and sequence was so important to the film. We got lost and were challenged, we overcame it, we helped someone else, and were rewarded. We the shower sequence starts and we sit by the fire, I think it is neatly reflects how we take stock of the day, and I really believe that a lot of our own characterisation happens at this point.
