El Kalaa, a village in southern Oran. Although already married, old Sidi planned to marry another. He sets his sights on the beautiful Aïssa, with whom Kaddour, his adopted son, is in love. The old man decides to play a trick on Kaddour to teach him never to covet a woman that an elder wants to marry...
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Nawal Zaatar
Also in
Wind from the South
Rose Of The Desert
Ouardia Hamtouche
Zoubida
Known for
Nuit d'ivresse
Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari
Helima
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Discount
Sirat Boumediène
Also in
Rose Of The Desert
The Cork
Sissani (Mohamed Djediat)
Also in
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Le Clandestin
Mohamed Bouamari
Also in
The Empire of Dreams
Cinématon XIII
Abdelhamid Habati
Also in
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Huria
Djillali Ain-Tedeles
Djillali
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Khaled Barkat
Kaddour
Also in
Sons of the Earth
Fatima Belhadj
Nedjma
Also in
Père
Sahara Blues
Momo Latiff
Aissa
Also in
Mat Toyol
Pendekar Bujang Lapok
Fatima-Zohra Guelli
Also in
The Refusal
Cry of Stone
Mohamed Chouikh Director · Allel Yahiaoui Cinematographer Yamina Bachir-Chouikh Editor
First release January 2, 1988 · Produced in Algeria · Languages Arabic, French
Production
O.N.C.I.C.
Production
Algeria
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Original title
El Kalaa - القلعة
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Algeria · January 2, 1988
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No release date listed for United States.
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