The Desert Ark
1998 • Drama
6.857 (7)
Mohamed Chouikh
Writer
Djamila Benferhat
Writer
Mohamed Chouikh
Director
Status
Released
Release date
January 28, 1998
Duration
87 Min
Language
ar
Popularity
0.1653
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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.
