L'Opium et le Bâton (1971)
- Directed by
- Ahmed Rachedi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Algeria
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film is set during the Algerian War and follows a village struggling under French colonial rule. People deal with violence and oppression in their everyday lives.
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What happens
L'Opium et le Bâton (transl. The Opium and the Stick) is a 1971 Algerian drama film directed by Ahmed Rachedi. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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