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The Forgotten Hill

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  • Drama

Overview

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...

Keywords

  • africa
  • world war ii
  • colonialism
  • algeria
  • maghreb
  • berbere
  • amazigh

Details

Status
Released
Release date
May 19, 1996
Original language
Arabic
Countries
Algeria
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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