Passion in the Desert (1997)
Genres: Drama
Cast: Ben Daniels, Michel Piccoli
Passion in the Desert, or Simoom: A Passion in the Desert, is a 1997 film from director Lavinia Currier based on the 1830 short story "A Passion in the Desert" by Honoré de Balzac. The film follows the ventures of a young French officer named Augustin Robert in late 18th-century Egypt during Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign to capture the country.