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L'Olivier de Boulhilet (1978)

L'Olivier de Boulhilet poster
Directed by
Mohamed Nadir Azizi
Genre
drama
Country
Algeria
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his rural Algerian hometown after years away. He reckons with the memories and changes tied to a beloved olive tree.

poeticnostalgiccontemplativeslow-pacedearthyatmosphericgrounded

What happens

L'Olivier de Bouhlilet (Arabic: زيتون بوهليلات) is a 1978 Algerian film by director Mohamed Nadir Azizi. The film is based on a radio story by Malek Haddad, rewritten by Professor Khaled Benmiloud. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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