In 1880, in colonized Algeria, it was decided that the Algerian peasants of the Ouarsenis mountains would see their lands dispossessed in favor of the French colonists. Two methods were used to achieve this, either by sheer force or by a ploy forcing the fellahs to pay fines too high to be paid. The uprooted must then leave for the cities, swelling the mass of proletarians in the slums ...
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Mohamed Lamine Merbah Director · Djilali Sari Writer Rachid Ben Allal Editor
First release March 1, 1977 · Produced in Algeria · Original title Les Déracinés
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Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
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Algeria
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Original title
Les Déracinés
Original language
Arabic
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Arabic
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Algeria · March 1, 1977
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