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The Desert Ark

1998
Directed byMohamed Chouikh
1h 27m

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.

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Myriam AouffenMyriamAbdelkader BelmokademWise Omar
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Hacen Abdou
Amin
Hassan KachachUncle
Messaouda AdamiHouria du Ksar
Shyraz AlianeCousine
Amin ChouikhChild
Hamdou DjaballahMusician
Lynda FaresMyriam's aunt
Rachid Dahmane
DETAILS
GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.7

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