The Winds of the Aures
ريح الاوراس
Rating: 6.8 · 1967 · Drama, War · DZ · 1 ч 38 мин
Description
The transformations of the daily life of the Algerian people during the destructive French occupation, then during the war of liberation. While military repression is in full swing, a peasant woman finds herself alone in her mountain home when her only son is kidnapped by French soldiers shortly after her husband's death during a raid. One day, seeing a dead chicken, which she considers a bad omen, she decides to leave home and embarks on a painful journey through the mountains. Accompanied by a couple of chickens, she moves from one detention camp to another in a desperate search for her missing son. The film is inspired by the events experienced by the director's family.
Information
- Original title
- ريح الاوراس
- Year
- 1967
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Country
- DZ
- Runtime
- 1 ч 38 мин
- TMDB
- 6.8
- IMDb
- 6.8
Director
Cast
- Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri) — Mother
- Mohamed Chouikh — Lakhdar
- Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir — Si Ahmed
- Hassan El-Hassani
- Mustapha Kateb
- Djohra Bachene
- Thania Timgad
- Omar Tayre