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.
Myriam Aouffen
as Myriam
Abdelkader Belmokadem
as Wise Omar
Hacen Abdou
as Amin
Hassan Kechache
as Uncle
Messaouda Adami
as Houria du Ksar
Shyraz Aliane
as Cousine
Amin Chouikh
as Child
Hamdou Djaballah
as Musician
Lynda Fares
as Myriam's aunt
Rachid Dahmane
as
Abdelrahim Bouzine
as Musician
Mustapha Boudoya
as Amin's friend
