The Desert Ark
Drama
6.7
Release Date
January 28, 1998
Duration
87 min
Status
Released
Language
ar
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.
Casts
Myriam
Myriam Aouffen
Wise Omar
Abdelkader Belmokadem
Amin
Hacen Abdou
Uncle
Hassan Kechache
Houria du Ksar
Messaouda Adami
Cousine
Shyraz Aliane
Child
Amin Chouikh
Musician
Hamdou Djaballah
Myriam's aunt
Lynda Fares
Rachid Dahmane
Musician
Abdelrahim Bouzine
Amin's friend
Mustapha Boudoya
Beggar
Bahous Bouhafs
El Moutanabi
Ali Bensaïb
Amin's brother
Abdelkrime Bencheikh
Smain Allaoi
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