Synopsis
Set in the 1800s among the Berbers of North Africa, this 1997 Algerian feature concerns a noble widow who receives a customary purse of gold coins from the enemy tribe that murdered her husband; the gift puts her in conflict with her kinsmen, who want the money to buy back land taken by the enemy in cahoots with French colonials.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Amine KouiderOriginal Music Composer
- Djouhra AboudaOriginal Music Composer
- Jean-Pierre LledoScreenplay
- Azzeddine MeddourScreenplay
- Azzeddine MeddourDirector
Cast
- Djamila AmzalBaya
- Abderrhamane DebianeDjendel
- Ali Ighil AliLe vieux Belaïd
- Ouardia KessiLa vieille Aldja
- Kamal AbderrahmaneSaïd
- Youcef MezianiLe Bachagha
- Nora Ait AbdelmalekTaos
- Meziane ChabiLe petit Meziane
- Fadil HamlaLe grand Meziane
Stills
Themes
africaresistancealgeria