Baya's Mountain (1997)
Set in the 1800s among the Berbers of North Africa, this 1997 Algerian feature concerns a noble widow who receives a customary purse of gold coins from the enemy tribe that murdered her husband; the gift puts her in conflict with her kinsmen, who want the money to buy back land taken by the enemy in cahoots with French colonials.
Director:
Azzeddine Meddour
Writers:
Jean-Pierre Lledo, Azzeddine Meddour.
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Djamila Amzal as Baya |
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Abderrhamane Debiane as Djendel |
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Ali Ighil Ali as Le vieux Belaïd |
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Ouardia Kessi as La vieille Aldja |
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Kamal Abderrahmane as Saïd |
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Youcef Meziani as Le Bachagha |
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Nora Ait Abdelmalek as Taos |
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Meziane Chabi as Le petit Meziane |
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Fadil Hamla as Le grand Meziane |
| Sound | Djouhra Abouda | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Amine Kouider | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Hassan Chafai | Production Design |
| Crew | Bachir Selami | Cinematography |
| Writing | Jean-Pierre Lledo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Azzeddine Meddour | Screenplay |
| Directing | Azzeddine Meddour | Director |
| Sound | Hamid Bouziane | Sound |