At the outbreak of the Second World War, two friends, Mokrane and Menach, abruptly interrupt their studies and return to their remote native Kabylian village of Tagsa. While waiting to be drafted into the French Army they have time to woo. Mokrane falls for beautiful Aazi and soon marries her only to find out that she can bear no child. Menach, on his part, is stongly attracted to Davda, but the latter is already married to a rich merchant...Happiness does not seem to be in store for the two former students...
Title | The Forgotten Hill |
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Year | 1996 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | Algeria |
Studio | I.M. Films, Centre Algérien pour l'Art et l'Industrie Cinématographique (CAAIC), Entreprise Nationale de Production Audiovisuelle (ENPA) |
Cast | Djamila Amzal, Djohra Bachene, Mohammed Abbes, Kamal Abderrahmane, Samira Abtout, Said Amrane |
Crew | Mohammed Ouksairi (Assistant Director), Sidi Boumedienne Dahmane (Sound), Richard Bois (Sound Editor), Dominique Gaborieau (Sound Mixer), Philippe Penot (Foley Artist), Mohamed Bouzit (Costumer) |
Keyword | africa, world war ii, colonialism, algeria, maghreb, berbere, amazigh |
Release | May 19, 1996 |
Runtime | 90 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 8.50 / 10 by 2 users |