The Winds of the Aures (1966)

Original title

ريح الاوراس

Directed by

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Genre

war film

Country

Algeria

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a family living in the Aurès mountains during the Algerian War. It shows the impact of the conflict on their daily lives and their struggle to survive.

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What happens

The Winds of the Aures (Arabic: ريح الاوراس, translit. Rih al awras, French: Le Vent des Aurès) is a 1967 Algerian war film directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best First Work. It was also entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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