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: 5.8/10 (from 11 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