Baya's Mountain

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 3, 1997

Original language

Arabic

Countries

France, Algeria

Production

Caro-Line Production,Entreprise Nationale de Production Audiovisuelle (ENPA),Imago Films International

Cast

Djamila Amzal,Meziane Chabi,Ali Ighil Ali,Kamal Abderrahmane,Nora Ait Abdelmalek,Youcef Meziani,Fadil Hamla,Abderrhamane Debiane,Ouardia Kessi

Director

Azzeddine Meddour

Writer

Jean-Pierre Lledo,Azzeddine Meddour

Music

Amine Kouider,Djouhra Abouda

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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