Machaho

Machaho (1995)

In Kabylie, rude mountain region in the north of Algeria. Arezki finds the young Larbi exhausted, buried under the snow. He takes him in and nurses him until he's recovered. The host seduces Arezki's daughter. She is pregnant. This is an unsupportable shame to the father of the female sinner. Arezki claims vengeance. He leaves his house and takes the oath not to come back before having killed Larbi who betrayed him under his own roof.

Data de estreia
1995-01-01
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (2)
Duração
1 h 30 min
Géneros
Drama, Comédia
Realizador
Belkacem Hadjadj

Elenco

Curiosidades

Machaho is a 1995 Algerian film directed by Belkacem Hadjadj, and distributed in France in 1996. Shot in Kabyle and Arabic, the drama deals with honour, vengeance and tradition in a Kabylie village.

Production and filming

The film was produced by Les Films Sur La Place. Shooting took place in Algeria, in the Kabylie region; cinematography credits include Georges Lechaptois and Rachid Merabtine.

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