Wind from the South

Wind from the South

1975
1h 39m
10.0

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Overview

Néfissa, a student in Algiers, returns to her village in the south in the summer. Her father wants her to marry the mayor but she wants to continue her studies. Confronting her father and the opinion of the villagers who do not understand her, she decides to flee to Algiers. The shepherd Rabah discovering her wounded and lost in the mountains, has her treated by her mother. In contact with Nefissa, Rabat becomes aware of his exploited condition and discovers the possibilities offered to him by the cooperatives of the agrarian revolution. The two young people will go through the decisive stage together which will allow them to escape obscurantism and exploitation. Based on the novel "Le vent du sud" by Abdelhamid Benahouga

Status: Released

Language: AR

Production Information

Production Companies
Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Production Countries
Algeria
Spoken Languages
Arabic

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title Le Vent du Sud
Release Date January 2, 1975
Status Released
Language AR

Cast

Boualem Benani
Boualem Benani

Nawal Zaatar
Nawal Zaatar

Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri)
Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri)

Abdelhalim Rais
Abdelhalim Rais

Doudja Achachi
Doudja Achachi

Larbi Zekkal
Larbi Zekkal

Areski Nebti
Areski Nebti

Kaci Ksentini
Kaci Ksentini

Hadj Cherif
Hadj Cherif

Ahmed Hammoudi
Ahmed Hammoudi

Fatima Bouriahi
Fatima Bouriahi

Omar Zebdi
Omar Zebdi

Key Crew

Mohamed Slimane Riad
Director
Mohamed Slimane Riad
Writer