Drama
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.
Directed by
Mohamed Chouikh
Written by
Djamila Benferhat, Mohamed Chouikh
Hassan Kachach
Uncle
Myriam Aouffen
Myriam
Abdelkader Belmokadem
Wise Omar
Hacen Abdou
Amin
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
Klaus J. Gerke
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