The Desert Ark (1998)
L'Arche du Désert
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.
- Date of release
- 1998-01-28
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Mohamed Chouikh
Casting
- Myriam Aouffen — Myriam
- Abdelkader Belmokadem — Wise Omar
- Hacen Abdou — Amin
- Hassan Kachach — Uncle
- 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
Recommended
- The Sheltering Sky 1990 · ★ 6.5
- Young Black Stallion 2003 · ★ 6.6
- A Far Off Place 1993 · ★ 6.2
- Desert Flower 2009 · ★ 7.6
- Queen of the Desert 2015 · ★ 5.8
- Skin 2009 · ★ 6.4
- The Man Who Sold His Skin 2021 · ★ 6.6
- Black Gold 2011 · ★ 6.5
- Brotherly Love 2015 · ★ 7.0
- Flight of the Phoenix 2004 · ★ 6.0
- Trees of Peace 2021 · ★ 7.2
- Blood Diamond 2006 · ★ 7.6