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The Desert Ark

The Desert Ark

Original Title: L'Arche du Désert

19981h 27m

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Released

Release

1998

Runtime

1h 27m

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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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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Jan 28, 1998
Languages
Arabic
Production
Production Countries
AlgeriaGermanyFranceSwitzerland