The Garden of Allah

In this 1936 film, a wealthy heiress named Domini Enfilden is sent to the Sahara Desert by her reverend mother to find herself, while a Trappist monk named Boris Androvsky flees his monastery with a secret formula for a famous liqueur. As they journey together, Domini and Boris fall in love, but Boris' past and faith are slowly revealed, threatening their happiness. Based on the 1904 novel by Robert S. Hichens, this adventure drama romance film explores themes of love, loyalty, and redemption against the exotic backdrop of Algeria's desert landscape.