The Desert Ark
Release Date: 1998-01-28
Overview: 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.
Rating: 6.7 / 10
Cast
Myriam Aouffen
as Myriam
Abdelkader Belmokadem
as Wise Omar
Hacen Abdou
as Amin
Hassan Kachach
as Uncle
Messaouda Adami
as Houria du Ksar
Crew
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Mustapha Boudoya - Production Manager
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Zola Lamaini - Costume Design
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Halim Sahraoui - Assistant Director
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Yamina Bachir-Chouikh - Editor
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Mohamed Chouikh - Writer
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