Movie
The Desert Ark (1998)
Drama
Story
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.
Director: Mohamed Chouikh Starring: Myriam Aouffen, Abdelkader Belmokadem, Hacen Abdou, Hassan Kachach
The Desert Ark Cast
- Myriam Aouffen as Myriam
- Abdelkader Belmokadem as Wise Omar
- Hacen Abdou as Amin
- Hassan Kachach as Uncle
- Messaouda Adami as Houria du Ksar
- Shyraz Aliane as Cousine
- Amin Chouikh as Child
- Hamdou Djaballah as Musician
- Lynda Fares as Myriam's aunt
- Rachid Dahmane
- Abdelrahim Bouzine as Musician
- Mustapha Boudoya as Amin's friend
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