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The Winds of the Aures

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.

Top Cast

  • Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri)

    Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri)

    Mother

  • Mohamed Chouikh

    Mohamed Chouikh

    Lakhdar

  • Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

    Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

    Si Ahmed

  • Hassan El-Hassani

    Hassan El-Hassani

  • Mustapha Kateb

    Mustapha Kateb

  • Djohra Bachene

    Djohra Bachene

  • Thania Timgad

    Thania Timgad

  • Omar Tayre

    Omar Tayre

Overview

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.

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