The Forgotten Hill
6.6
At the outbreak of the Second World War, two friends, Mokrane and Menach, abruptly interrupt their studies and return to their remote native Kabylian village of Tagsa. While waiting to be drafted into the French Army they have time to woo. Mokrane falls for beautiful Aazi and soon marries her only to find out that she can bear no child. Menach, on his part, is stongly attracted to Davda, but the latter is already married to a rich merchant...Happiness does not seem to be in store for the two former students...
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Djamila Amzal
Aazi
Also in
Baya's Mountain
Si Mohand u M'hand, l'insoumis
Djohra Bachene
Also in
Bab El Oued City
Blood Wedding
Abderrahmane Bouguermouh
Dominique Roy
Mohammed Abbes
Akli
No other roles listed
Mouloud Mammeri
Cherif Kheddam
Kamal Abderrahmane
Metronotte
Also in
Baya's Mountain
Rachid Merabtine
Samira Abtout
Davda
No other roles listed
Nouredine Touazi
Said Amrane
Ibrahim
Also in
Machaho
The Female Demon
Abderrahmane Bouguermouh Director · Mouloud Mammeri Author Dominique Roy Editor
First release May 19, 1996 · Produced in Algeria · Production Centre Algérien pour l'Art et l'Industrie Cinématographique (CAAIC), Entreprise Nationale de Production Audiovisuelle (ENPA)
Production
I.M. Films
Production
Centre Algérien pour l'Art et l'Industrie Cinématographique (CAAIC)
Production
Entreprise Nationale de Production Audiovisuelle (ENPA)
Production
Algeria
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Original title
La Colline Oubliée
Original language
Arabic
Release dates
Algeria · May 19, 1996
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No release date listed for United States.
France
February 19, 1997 · Theatrical
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