The Uprooted

Release Date: 1977-03-01

Runtime: 120

Languages: العربية

Rating: 10

Votes: 1

Genres: War | Drama

Director: Mohamed Lamine Merbah

Description: 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 achiev...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 ...Read More

Production Companies:

Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)