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
28/01/1998
Votes
7
Popularity
1.2
Myriam Aouffen
Myriam
Abdelkader Belmokadem
Wise Omar
Hacen Abdou
Amin
Hassan Kachach
Uncle
Messaouda Adami
Houria du Ksar
Shyraz Aliane
Cousine
Amin Chouikh
Child
Hamdou Djaballah
Musician
Lynda Fares
Myriam's aunt
Rachid Dahmane
Abdelrahim Bouzine
Musician
Mustapha Boudoya
Amin's friend
Bahous Bouhafs
Beggar
Ali Bensaïb
El Moutanabi
Abdelkrime Bencheikh
Amin's brother
Smain Allaoi
Original Soundtrack
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Bollywood/Hollywood
Chocolat
Bend It Like Beckham
Monsoon Wedding
Once Were Warriors
Edward Scissorhands
In The Small Hours
The Beauty of Vice
Mermaids
Dans Notre Univers
If Beale Street Could Talk
Voicemail
The Devil's Arithmetic
October 17, 1961: A day that went missing
Mémoires du 17 octobre 1961
Golden Door
Final Round
Lion of the Desert
The Story of the Weeping Camel
The Cave of the Yellow Dog