Set in the 1800s among the Berbers of North Africa, this 1997 Algerian feature concerns a noble widow who receives a customary purse of gold coins from the enemy tribe that murdered her husband; the gift puts her in conflict with her kinsmen, who want the money to buy back land taken by the enemy in cahoots with French colonials.
Released: Dec 03, 1997
Runtime: 116 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Djamila Amzal, Abderrhamane Debiane, Ali Ighil Ali, Ouardia Kessi, Kamal Abderrahmane, Youcef Meziani
Crew: Djouhra Abouda (Original Music Composer), Amine Kouider (Original Music Composer), Hassan Chafai (Production Design), Bachir Selami (Cinematography), Jean-Pierre Lledo (Screenplay), Azzeddine Meddour (Screenplay)