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The Desert Ark
1998 · 87 min
A stark, sorrowful tragedy that unfolds slowly against a harsh desert, leaving a heavy sense of doomed love and senseless violence.
- Directed by
- Mohamed Chouikh
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Myriam Aouffen, Abdelkader Belmokadem, Hacen Abdou
- Overview
- 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.
- How it feels
- Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Love, violence, family, trauma
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Mohamed Chouikh
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Myriam Aouffen, Abdelkader Belmokadem, Hacen Abdou
