Passion in the Desert (Blu-ray)

Directed by Lavinia Currier

Release Year: 1997

Running Time: 91

UPC: 7 38329 25899 3

Optional English Subtitles: Yes

Color Type: Color

Country: U.S.

Language: English

Genres: Drama

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Cast

Ben Daniels
Michel Piccoli

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Directed by Lavinia Currier

From the controversial novella by Honoré de Balzac comes the story of a young army officer who finds himself stranded inthe Sahara desert. Left to his own devices, Augustin Robert (Ben Daniels, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Crown)
would surely die...but after stumbling upon mysterious ruins housing a wild leopard, the man and beast form an inextricable bond. The mysteries of Egypt unfold in this mystical and lyrical journey that explores the link between man and beast, an exotic and lustrous experience you’ll never forget.

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