The Olive Tree of Boul'hivet (1978)
Belkacem, a young unemployed man living in the Saharan village of Boulhilet, is entrusted by Bouacha, an old dervish who came from nowhere, with the secret of the olive tree, the only lush tree and true mystery in this stone desert. After water supply works, modern life bursts into the village. Belkacem, ill-prepared for this situation, confuses dream and reality. Believing he has killed his rival who loves his beloved, he flees the village after donning the clothes of the dervish, whose gait he now imitates.
Director: Mohamed Nadir Azizi
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Azzedine Medjoubi as |
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Zoulikha Laouadj as |
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Himoud Brahimi as |
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Antar Hellal as |
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Abdelhamid Habati as |
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Kaci Ksentini as |
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Mohamed Kechroud as |
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Said Etbib as |
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Marbiha Bala as |
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Rachid Zighmi as |
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Ahmed Touache as |
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Ahmed Ouayad as |
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Mohamed Grada as |
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Mohamed Mokhtari as |
| Editing | Rachid Benallal | Editor |
| Writing | Khaled Benmiloud | Writer |
| Writing | Malek Haddad | Novel |
| Sound | Cherif Kortbi | Music |
| Directing | Mohamed Nadir Azizi | Director |
| Camera | Dahou Boukerche | Director of Photography |