The Winds of the Aures

Categories: Drama, War
The transformations of the daily life of the Algerian people during the destructive French occupation, then during the war of liberation. While military repression is in full swing, a peasant woman finds herself alone in her mountain home when her only son is kidnapped by French soldiers shortly after her husband's death during a raid. One day, seeing a dead chicken, which she considers a bad omen, she decides to leave home and embarks on a painful journey through the mountains. Accompanied by a couple of chickens, she moves from one detention camp to another in a desperate search for her missing son. The film is inspired by the events experienced by the director's family.

Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1967-06-08
Run time: 98 minute / 1:38
Director: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Website: https://www.festival-cannes.com/f/le-vent-des-aures/
Production Company : O.N.C.I.C.
Production Country: Algeria