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The Winds of the Aures (1967)

The Winds of the Aures (1967)

Drama War
Release Date: 1967, June 8
Directors: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Countries: Algeria
Production: O.N.C.I.C.
Cast: Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri), Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

africa independence french colonialism algeria algerian war (1954-62) djazair maghreb guerilla