Passion in the Desert (1997)

Passion in the Desert (1997)

What nature divides, the spirit unites. 1997-08-31 United States of America 91 Min. PG-13
5.8 11 votes

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.

Cast

Ben Daniels is Augustin Robert
Augustin Robert
Michel Piccoli is Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis
Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis
Paul M. Meston is Grognard
Nadia Odeh is Bedouin Bride
Bedouin Bride
Auda Mohammed Badoul is Shepherd Boy
Mohammed Ali is Medicine Man
Medicine Man