The Winds of the AuresMovie
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.
About The Winds of the Aures
The Winds of the Aures is a 1967 drama, war movie directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 38m, production credits from Algeria, an original language code of AR.
The credited cast includes Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri), Mohamed Chouikh, Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir, Hassan El-Hassani. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
