Plot
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.
Written by
Honoré de Balzac, Lavinia Currier, Martin Edmunds
Directed by
Lavinia Currier
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Fine Line Features, Roland-Film
Languages
English
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination