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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Myriam Aouffen, Abdelkader Belmokadem, Hacen Abdou, Hassan Kachach, Messaouda Adami, Shyraz Aliane
Crew: Mohamed Chouikh (Writer), Djamila Benferhat (Writer), Rachid Bouafia (Sound), Gérard Rousseau (Sound), Mustafa Ben Mihoub (Cinematography), Zola Lamaini (Costume Design)
Country: Algeria, Germany, France, Switzerland
Language: العربية
Studio: CNC
Runtime: 87 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 28, 1998
IMDb: 4.3
