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Machaho

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1995-01-01

Runtime: 90 mins

Director: Belkacem Hadjadj

Writer: Belkacem Hadjadj

Spoken language: العربية

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Original title: Machaho

Production Companies: Les Films Sur La Place, Établissement National de Télévision (ENTV), Entreprise Nationale de Production Audiovisuelle (ENPA)

Production Countries: France, Algeria

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