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The Desert Ark (1998)

The Desert Ark (1998)

Drama
Release Date: 1998, January 28
Directors: Mohamed Chouikh
Countries: Switzerland, Germany, Algeria, France
Production: CNC, CNC
Cast: Hassan Kachach, Abdelkader Belmokadem, Myriam Aouffen, Hacen Abdou, Messaouda Adami, Shyraz Aliane, Amin Chouikh, Hamdou Djaballah, Lynda Fares, Abdelrahim Bouzine, Mustapha Boudoya, Bahous Bouhafs

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.

Keywords:

love story sahara desert tradition algeria maghreb