The Winds of the Aures (1967)
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The Winds of the Aures

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: Jun 08, 1967

Duration: 1h 38m

Genres: Drama, War

Country: Algeria

Quality: HD

Actors: Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri), Mohamed Chouikh, Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir, Hassan El-Hassani, Mustapha Kateb

Director: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

IMDb: 6.4/10