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The Desert Ark
6.9(7)19981h 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.
- Director
- Mohamed Chouikh
- Writers
- Mohamed Chouikh,Djamila Benferhat
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Cast
Myriam Aouffen
Myriam
Abdelkader Belmokadem
Wise Omar
Hacen Abdou
Amin
Hassan Kachach
Uncle
Messaouda Adami
Houria du Ksar
Shyraz Aliane
Cousine
Amin Chouikh
Child
Hamdou Djaballah
Musician
Lynda Fares
Myriam's aunt
Rachid Dahmane
Abdelrahim Bouzine
Musician
Mustapha Boudoya
Amin's friend
Bahous Bouhafs
Beggar
Ali Bensaïb
El Moutanabi
Abdelkrime Bencheikh
Amin's brother
Smain Allaoi
Crew
Directing
- Halim SahraouiAssistant Director
- Mohamed ChouikhDirector
Writing
- Mohamed ChouikhWriter
- Djamila BenferhatWriter
Production
- Brahim TizeggaghineProduction Manager
- Mustapha BoudoyaProduction Manager
- Rachid DiguerProducer
- Klaus J. GerkeAssociate Producer
- Thomas KrohAssociate Producer
- Nadjet TaibouniProducer
- Sandrine VernetProducer
Camera
- Mustafa Ben MihoubDirector of Photography
Editing
- Yamina Bachir-ChouikhEditor
Sound
- Rachid BouafiaSound
- Gérard RousseauSound
- Mourad DahmaniSound Mixer
- Hakim LarefSound Mixer
- Yazid Serhane MohamedSound Mixer
- Philippe ArthuysMusic
- Mohamed GuechoudMusic
Costume & Make-Up
- Zola LamainiCostume Design
- Tahar "Ghazal" CherfaouiMakeup Artist