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The Winds of the Aures(1967)
Status: Released
Date: 1967-06-08
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7 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
Overview:
Le Vent des Aurès – the first road movie of Algerian cinema – describes 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.
Languages: Arabic, French.
Countries:
Algeria
ProductionCompanies:
O.N.C.I.C.
Movie: The Winds of the Aures
Top 8 Billed Cast
Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri)
Mother
Mohamed Chouikh
Lakhdar
Mohamed Hadj Smaïn
Si Ahmed
Hassan El-Hassani
Mustapha Kateb
Djorha Bachene
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Overview
Le Vent des Aurès – the first road movie of Algerian cinema – describes 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.
Release Date
1967-06-08
Average
6.4
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