Passion in the Desert (1997)
"What nature divides, the spirit unites."
Title: Passion in the Desert
Original Title: Passion in the Desert
Release Date: 1997-08-31
Status: Released
Rating: 5.5/10 (from 12 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Adventure
Production Companies: Roland-Film, Fine Line Features
Young French officer Augustin Robert escorts artist Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis to Egypt during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. Napoleon sent de Paradis to record Egypt's great monuments and temples that are destroyed by French soldiers in acts of barbarism. During combat, Augustin and Jean-Michel are separated from their regiment, and they start wandering through the desert fighting for their life. In one of the canyons Augustin meets a leopard he names Simoom and a strange bond between them appears.
Cast
Ben Daniels
Augustin Robert
Michel Piccoli
Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis
Paul M. Meston
Grognard
Kenneth Collard
Officer
Nadia Odeh
Bedouin Bride
Auda Mohammed Badoul
Shepherd Boy
Mohammed Ali
Medicine Man
