The Winds of the Aures

1967 | 98 minutes | 6.4 ★ (7)

The Winds of the Aures
  • Overview

    Le Vent des Aurès – the first road movie of Algerian cinema – describes 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.

  • Release Date

    08 June 1967

  • DirectingMohamed Bouamari
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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