Arche du désert, L' (1997)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Mohamed Chouikh

Writers:

Djamila Benfrehat (script)
Mohamed Chouikh (writer)

Release Date:

28 January 1998 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Hacen Abdou	...	Amin
Messaouda Adami	...	Houria du Ksar
Shyraz Aliane	...	Cousin
Smain Allaoi
Myriam Aouffen	...	Myriam
Athmane	...	Mother
Abdelkader Belmokadem	...	Wise Omar
Abdelkrime Bencheikh	...	Amin's brother
Ali Bensaïb	...	El Moutanabi
Abdelwahabe Boudoya	...	Amin's friend
Mustapha Boudoya	...	Amin's friend
Bahous Bouhafs	...	Beggar
Abdelrahim Bouzine	...	Musician
Amin Chouikh	...	Child
Rachid Dahmane
Hamdou Djaballah	...	Musician
Lynda Fares	...	Myriam's aunt
Hassen Kachache	...	Uncle
Mahfoud Kobi	...	Wise Ali
Mohamed Lakraa	...	Water-vendor
Ali Mehella	...	Aissa
Mohamed Mobi	...	Amin's friend
Fatyha Nesserine	...	Myriam's mother
Zoubida Saïki	...	Amin's mother
Maamar Selkhe
Djamila Souffi	...	Musician
Tizeggaghine	...	Moussa
Norredine Zaoui	...	Lamenting women

Directed by
Mohamed Chouikh

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Djamila Benfrehat		script
Mohamed Chouikh		writer

Produced by
Rachid Diguer	....	producer
Klaus Gerke	....	associate producer
Thomas Kroh	....	associate producer
Nadjet Taibouni	....	producer
Sandrine Vernet	....	producer

Original Music by
Philippe Arthuys
Mohamed Rechoud

Cinematography by
Mustafa Ben Mihoub

Film Editing by
Yamina Chouikh

Costume Design by
Zola Lamaini

Makeup Department
Tahar Cherfaoui	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Mustapha Boudoya	....	production manager
Brahim Tizeggaghine	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Halim Sahraoui	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Rachid Bouafia	....	sound
Mourad Dahmani	....	sound mixer
Hakim Laref	....	sound mixer
Gérard Rousseau	....	sound
Yazid Serhane Mohamed	....	sound mixer

Production Companies

• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (in association with)
• Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (in association with)
• Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (in association with)
• Ministère des Affaires Étrangères (in association with)
• Atlas Films
• Direction de la Coopération au Développement et de l'aide Humanitaire (DDA) (financial support)
• ENPA
• Foundation Montecinema Verità (financial support)
• K. Films Productions
• UNESCO (financial support)
• Vulkan Kultur GmbH

Distributors

• ArtMattan Productions

Also Known As:

Arche in der Wüste, Die (Germany)
The Ark of the Desert (USA)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Algeria | France | Germany | Switzerland

Language:

Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Certification:

France:U | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)