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The Desert Ark
1998·1h 27m
Directed by Mohamed Chouikh
With Myriam Aouffen, Abdelkader Belmokadem, Hacen Abdou, Hassan Kachach and Messaouda Adami
Drama
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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