The Winds of the Aures

The Winds of the Aures (1967)

ريح الاوراس

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.

Date of release
1967-06-08
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama, War
Director
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Casting

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