Released:
1967-06-08

Overview:
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.

Director:
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Runtime:
1h 38min

Genre:
Drama, War

• Cast:
• 
  Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri)
  as
  Mother
• 
  Mohamed Chouikh
  as
  Lakhdar
• 
  Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
  as
  Si Ahmed
• 
  Hassan El-Hassani
• 
  Mustapha Kateb