The Desert Ark (1998)
- Genre: Drama
- Release Date: 1998-01-28
- User Rating: 6.7/10 from 6 ratings
- Runtime: 1h 27min
- Language: العربية
- Production Company: CNC
- Production Country: Algeria, Germany, France, Switzerland
- Director: Mohamed Chouikh
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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| Directing | Mohamed Chouikh | Director |
| Writing | Mohamed Chouikh | Writer |
| Writing | Djamila Benferhat | Writer |
| Sound | Rachid Bouafia | Sound |
| Sound | Gérard Rousseau | Sound |
| Crew | Mustafa Ben Mihoub | Cinematography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zola Lamaini | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tahar "Ghazal" Cherfaoui | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Halim Sahraoui | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Mourad Dahmani | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Hakim Laref | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Yazid Serhane Mohamed | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Brahim Tizeggaghine | Production Manager |
| Production | Mustapha Boudoya | Production Manager |
| Editing | Yamina Bachir-Chouikh | Editor |
| Sound | Philippe Arthuys | Music |
| Production | Rachid Diguer | Producer |
| Production | Klaus J. Gerke | Associate Producer |
| Production | Thomas Kroh | Associate Producer |
| Production | Nadjet Taibouni | Producer |
| Production | Sandrine Vernet | Producer |
| Sound | Mohamed Guechoud | Music |
