Passion in the Desert (1997)

What nature divides, the spirit unites.

• Adventure

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.

Rating

5.8 / 10 (13 votes)

Release date

August 31, 1997

Runtime

1h 31m

Language

English

Director

Lavinia Currier

Status

Released