The Winds of the Aures (1967)
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.
Director: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
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Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri) as Mother |
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Mohamed Chouikh as Lakhdar |
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Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir as Si Ahmed |
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Hassan El-Hassani as |
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Mustapha Kateb as |
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Djohra Bachene as |
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Thania Timgad as |
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Omar Tayre as |
| Sound | Philippe Arthuys | Music |
| Editing | Hamid Djellouli | Editor |
| Camera | Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Sidi Boumedienne Dahmane | Sound |
| Directing | Mohamed Bouamari | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Selim Farès | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ahmed Benarous | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Abdelkader Bouziane | First Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Liazid Khodja | Editor |
| Camera | Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Sylvie Blanc | Editor |
| Production | René Vautier | Production Manager |
| Editing | Anita Fernández | Editor |
| Directing | Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina | Director |
| Writing | Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina | Writer |
| Writing | Tewfik Farès | Writer |
