Passion in the Desert (1997)

  • PG-13
  • 08/31/1997 (US)
  • Adventure
  • 1h 31m

What nature divides, the spirit unites.

Overview

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.

Lavinia Currier

Director, Screenplay

Honoré de Balzac

Story

Cast

Ben Daniels's headshot

Ben Daniels

Augustin Robert
Michel Piccoli's headshot

Michel Piccoli

Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis
Paul M. Meston's headshot

Paul M. Meston

Grognard
Kenneth Collard's headshot

Kenneth Collard

Officer
Nadia Odeh's headshot

Nadia Odeh

Bedouin Bride
Auda Mohammed Badoul's headshot

Auda Mohammed Badoul

Shepherd Boy
Mohammed Ali's headshot

Mohammed Ali

Medicine Man

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