Movie Description

La Montagne de Baya

(1997)

Overview

Set in the 1800s among the Berbers of North Africa, this 1997 Algerian feature concerns a noble widow who receives a customary purse of gold coins from the enemy tribe that murdered her husband; the gift puts her in conflict with her kinsmen, who want the money to buy back land taken by the enemy in cahoots with French colonials.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleLa Montagne de Baya

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1997-12-03

Original Language

Runtime 01h 56m

Production CompaniesImago Films International,Caro-Line Production,Entreprise Nationale de Production Audiovisuelle (ENPA)

Genres

  • Drama