The Winds of the Aures
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1967-06-08
Runtime: 98 mins
Director: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Writer: Tewfik Farès, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Spoken language: العربية, Français
Genres: Drama, War
Original title: The Winds of the Aures
Production Companies: O.N.C.I.C.
Production Countries: Algeria
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