The Desert Ark
28 January 1998| 87 min
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.
Genres
Drama
Cast
Myriam Aouffen
Abdelkader Belmokadem
Hacen Abdou
Hassan Kachach
Messaouda Adami
Shyraz Aliane
Amin Chouikh
Hamdou Djaballah
Lynda Fares
Rachid Dahmane
Abdelrahim Bouzine
Mustapha Boudoya
Bahous Bouhafs
Ali Bensaïb
Abdelkrime Bencheikh
Smain Allaoi
