The Desert Ark
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- Runtime
- 87 mins
The Desert Ark (L'Arche du Desert), a variation on Romeo and Juliet set in the Algerian desert. A young couple must face inevitable conflict when their rival families discover their secret love. Taking refuge in a cave, they listen to the sounds of a senseless campaign of violence and murder, which is the culmination of the extremism that has long divided their two communities. Nominated for the Golden Leopard at the 1997 Locarno Film Festival.
The Desert Ark (L'Arche du Desert), a variation on Romeo and Juliet set in the Algerian desert. A young couple must face inevitable conflict when their rival families discover their secret love. Taking refuge in a cave, they listen to the sounds of a senseless campaign of violence and murder, which is the culmination of the extremism that has long divided their two communities. Nominated for the Golden Leopard at the 1997 Locarno Film Festival.
Cast
- Myriam Aouffen
- Abdelkader Belmokadem
- Hacen Abdou
- Hassan Kachach
- Messaouda Adami
- Shyraz Aliane
- Amin Chouikh
- Hamdou Djaballah
- Lynda Fares
- Rachid Dahmane
- Abdelrahim Bouzine
- Mustapha Boudoya
- Bahous Bouhafs
- Ali Bensaïb
- Abdelkrime Bencheikh
- Smain Allaoi
Director
- Mohamed Chouikh
Producers
- Rachid Diguer
- Nadjet Taibouni
- Sandrine Vernet
