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The Desert Ark

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Calorie Rating: 126
Released: 1998-01-28
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Studios: CNC,


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 / Directors

Halim Sahraoui
Assistant Director


Cast

Myriam Aouffen
Character: Myriam
Abdelkader Belmokadem
Character: Wise Omar
Hacen Abdou
Character: Amin

Hassan Kachach
Character: Uncle
Messaouda Adami
Character: Houria du Ksar
Shyraz Aliane
Character: Cousine

Amin Chouikh
Character: Child
Hamdou Djaballah
Character: Musician
Lynda Fares
Character: Myriam's aunt

Abdelrahim Bouzine
Character: Musician
Mustapha Boudoya
Character: Amin's friend

Bahous Bouhafs
Character: Beggar
Ali Bensaïb
Character: El Moutanabi
Abdelkrime Bencheikh
Character: Amin's brother



Production and Crew



Mourad Dahmani
Sound Mixer

Mustapha Boudoya
Production Manager
Brahim Tizeggaghine
Production Manager

Zola Lamaini
Costume Design
Hakim Laref
Sound Mixer
Klaus J. Gerke
Associate Producer

Thomas Kroh
Associate Producer

Mustafa Ben Mihoub
Director of Photography