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The Winds of the Aures

6.8(9)19671h 38m3

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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Arabic
  • africa
  • independence
  • algeria
  • french colonialism
  • algerian war (1954-62)
  • guerilla
  • maghreb
  • djazair

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  • AlgeriaDZ

    • Theatrical8 Jun 1967
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical6 Nov 1968

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The Winds of the Aures was released on 8 June 1967.

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