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.
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Director, Writer
Tewfik Farès
Writer
Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri)
Mother
Mohamed Chouikh
Lakhdar
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Si Ahmed
Hassan El-Hassani
Mustapha Kateb
Djohra Bachene
Thania Timgad
Omar Tayre
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