The Desert Ark
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.
Release date
Jan 28, 1998
Rating
6.7 / 10
Runtime
1 hours 27 minutes
Genres
Cast
- Myriam AouffenNo picture available
- Abdelkader BelmokademNo picture available
- Hacen AbdouNo picture available
- Hassan Kachach
- Messaouda AdamiNo picture available
- Shyraz AlianeNo picture available
- Amin ChouikhNo picture available
- Hamdou DjaballahNo picture available
- Lynda FaresNo picture available
- Rachid DahmaneNo picture available
- Abdelrahim BouzineNo picture available
- Mustapha BoudoyaNo picture available
- Bahous BouhafsNo picture available
- Ali BensaïbNo picture available
- Abdelkrime BencheikhNo picture available
- Smain AllaoiNo picture available
Crew
- Djamila BenferhatNo picture available
- Yamina Bachir-Chouikh
- Gérard RousseauNo picture available
- Tahar "Ghazal" CherfaouiNo picture available
- Rachid BouafiaNo picture available
- Mohamed Chouikh
- Philippe Arthuys
- Rachid DiguerNo picture available
- Mourad DahmaniNo picture available
- Mustapha BoudoyaNo picture available
- Halim SahraouiNo picture available
- Yazid Serhane MohamedNo picture available
- Brahim TizeggaghineNo picture available
- Zola LamainiNo picture available
- Hakim LarefNo picture available
- Klaus J. GerkeNo picture available
- Thomas KrohNo picture available
- Nadjet TaibouniNo picture available
- Sandrine VernetNo picture available
- Mohamed Chouikh
- Mohamed GuechoudNo picture available
- Mustafa Ben MihoubNo picture available
