Baya's Mountain (1997)

Baya's Mountain (1997)

1997-12-03 France, Algeria 116 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Ali Ighil Ali is Le vieux Belaïd
Le vieux Belaïd
Ouardia Kessi is La vieille Aldja
La vieille Aldja
Youcef Meziani is Le Bachagha
Le Bachagha
Meziane Chabi is Le petit Meziane
Le petit Meziane
Fadil Hamla is Le grand Meziane
Le grand Meziane