The Desert Ark
Movie1998•1sa 27dk•star6.9(7)•trending_up2
Drama
Director:Mohamed Chouikh
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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Original TitleL'Arche du Désert
StatusReleased
Release DateJanuary 28, 1998
Release Dates
Switzerland:
Premiere - Aug 1, 1997
Algeria:
Theatrical - Jan 28, 1998
Runtime1sa 27dk
000Origin CountryAlgeria, Germany, France, Switzerland
Original LanguageArabic
Spoken Languagesالعربية
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