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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 28, 1998

Original language

Arabic

Spoken languages

Arabic

Countries

Algeria, Germany, France, Switzerland

Production

CNC

Cast

Hacen Abdou,Shyraz Aliane,Lynda Fares,Abdelrahim Bouzine,Abdelkader Belmokadem,Ali Bensaïb,Smain Allaoi,Myriam Aouffen,Rachid Dahmane,Hassan Kachachand 6 more

Director

Mohamed Chouikh

Writer

Djamila Benferhat,Mohamed Chouikh

Producer

Sandrine Vernet,Rachid Diguer,Nadjet Taibouni

Cinematography

Mustafa Ben Mihoub

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0122956