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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| Writing | Djamila Benferhat | Writer |
| Editing | Yamina Bachir-Chouikh | Editor |
| Sound | Gérard Rousseau | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tahar "Ghazal" Cherfaoui | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Rachid Bouafia | Sound |
| Crew | Mustafa Ben Mihoub | Cinematography |
| Writing | Mohamed Chouikh | Writer |
| Sound | Philippe Arthuys | Music |
| Production | Rachid Diguer | Producer |
| Sound | Mourad Dahmani | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Mustapha Boudoya | Production Manager |
| Directing | Halim Sahraoui | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Yazid Serhane Mohamed | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Brahim Tizeggaghine | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zola Lamaini | Costume Design |
| Sound | Hakim Laref | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Klaus J. Gerke | Associate Producer |
| Production | Thomas Kroh | Associate Producer |
| Production | Nadjet Taibouni | Producer |
| Production | Sandrine Vernet | Producer |
| Directing | Mohamed Chouikh | Director |
| Sound | Mohamed Guechoud | Music |
