Passion in the Desert

What nature divides, the spirit unites.

Aug 31, 1997 1h 31m

5.8

11 votes

Adventure

Synopsis

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.

Title	Passion in the Desert
Companies	Roland-Film, Fine Line Features
Countries	United States of America
Keywords	egypt, leopard, napoleon bonaparte, woman director