The Desert Ark (1998)
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
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Myriam Aouffen as Myriam |
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Abdelkader Belmokadem as Wise Omar |
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Hacen Abdou as Amin |
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Hassan Kachach as Uncle |
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Messaouda Adami as Houria du Ksar |
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Shyraz Aliane as Cousine |
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Amin Chouikh as Child |
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Hamdou Djaballah as Musician |
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Lynda Fares as Myriam's aunt |
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Rachid Dahmane as |
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Abdelrahim Bouzine as Musician |
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Mustapha Boudoya as Amin's friend |
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Bahous Bouhafs as Beggar |
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Ali Bensaïb as El Moutanabi |
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Abdelkrime Bencheikh as Amin's brother |
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Smain Allaoi as |
| Production | Mustapha Boudoya | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zola Lamaini | Costume Design |
| Directing | Halim Sahraoui | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Yamina Bachir-Chouikh | Editor |
| Writing | Mohamed Chouikh | Writer |
| Sound | Rachid Bouafia | Sound |
| Sound | Gérard Rousseau | Sound |
| Sound | Yazid Serhane Mohamed | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tahar "Ghazal" Cherfaoui | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Rachid Diguer | Producer |
| Writing | Djamila Benferhat | Writer |
| Sound | Hakim Laref | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Mourad Dahmani | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Philippe Arthuys | Music |
| Production | Brahim Tizeggaghine | Production Manager |
| Production | Sandrine Vernet | Producer |
| Production | Nadjet Taibouni | Producer |
| Production | Thomas Kroh | Associate Producer |
| Production | Klaus J. Gerke | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Mohamed Chouikh | Director |
| Sound | Mohamed Guechoud | Music |
| Camera | Mustafa Ben Mihoub | Director of Photography |
