The Desert Ark

Top 10 Billed Cast

Myriam Aouffen
Myriam Aouffen

Myriam

Abdelkader Belmokadem
Abdelkader Belmokadem

Wise Omar

Hacen Abdou
Hacen Abdou

Amin

Hassan Kachach
Hassan Kechache

Uncle

Messaouda Adami
Messaouda Adami

Houria du Ksar

Shyraz Aliane
Shyraz Aliane

Cousine

Amin Chouikh
Amin Chouikh

Child

Hamdou Djaballah
Hamdou Djaballah

Musician

Lynda Fares
Lynda Fares

Myriam's aunt

Rachid Dahmane
Rachid Dahmane

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    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

    1998-01-28

  • Average

    6.7

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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  • Languages:

    العربية
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