The Olive Tree of Boul'hivet

Overview

Belkacem, a young unemployed man living in the Saharan village of Boulhilet, is entrusted by Bouacha, an old dervish who came from nowhere, with the secret of the olive tree, the only lush tree and true mystery in this stone desert. After water supply works, modern life bursts into the village. Belkacem, ill-prepared for this situation, confuses dream and reality. Believing he has killed his rival who loves his beloved, he flees the village after donning the clothes of the dervish, whose gait he now imitates.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1978

Original language

Arabic

Spoken languages

Arabic

Cast

Azzedine Medjoubi,Kaci Ksentini,Antar Hellal,Marbiha Bala,Ahmed Touache,Rachid Zighmi,Ahmed Ouayad,Said Etbib,Abdelhamid Habati,Mohamed Mokhtariand 4 more

Director

Mohamed Nadir Azizi

Writer

Khaled Benmiloud,Malek Haddad

Cinematography

Dahou Boukerche

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt19872762