The Winds of the Aures

Original Title : ريح الاوراس

Switzerland

Available in streaming

Canal+

France

Available in streaming

Canal+

Drama

War

Overview :

Le Vent des Aurès – the first road movie of Algerian cinema – describes 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.

Runtime : 1 Hour 38 Minutes

Average Vote : 6.438

Vote Count : 7

Home Page : https://www.festival-cannes.com/f/le-vent-des-aures/

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Release Date : 6/8/67