El Ghoula

El Ghoula (1972)

An adaptation of the satirical play of the same name by comedian Rouïched (Ahmed Ayad). "El-Ghoula" (The Vampire) tells the story of a corrupt official who lives off the peasants of an agricultural cooperative. Instead of solving problems, this official manipulates empty rhetoric and "revolutionary" slogans to galvanize them and encourage them to continue working. Opportunistic, he will transform the fellahs' work into chaotic bureaucratic procedures for his own personal gain.

Data di uscita
1972-01-02
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Generi
Dramma, Commedia
Regista
Mustapha Kateb

Cast

Curiosità

El Ghoula is an Algerian film directed by Mustapha Kateb, released in 1972. It is an adaptation of the satirical stage play by comedian Rouiched and offers a critique of opportunism and corruption in rural Algerian administration.

Production and adaptation

The film is a screen adaptation of Rouiched’s theatrical satire; director Mustapha Kateb transposed the stage critique into the language of the Algerian post-independence socially engaged cinema.

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