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.
Title | Baya's Mountain |
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Year | 1997 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | France, Algeria |
Studio | Imago Films International, Caro-Line Production, Entreprise Nationale de Production Audiovisuelle (ENPA) |
Cast | 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) |
Keyword | africa, resistance, algeria |
Release | Dec 03, 1997 |
Runtime | 116 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 10.00 / 10 by 1 users |