Machaho

Jan 1, 1995

1h 30m

★ 10.0

Overview

In Kabylie, rude mountain region in the north of Algeria. Arezki finds the young Larbi exhausted, buried under the snow. He takes him in and nurses him until he's recovered. The host seduces Arezki's daughter. She is pregnant. This is an unsupportable shame to the father of the female sinner. Arezki claims vengeance. He leaves his house and takes the oath not to come back before having killed Larbi who betrayed him under his own roof.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Les Films Sur La Place

Établissement National de Télévision (ENTV)

Entreprise Nationale de Production Audiovisuelle (ENPA)

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Cast

Rabah

Said Amrane

Ferroudja

Meriem Babes

Larbi

Rachid Hadid

Arezki

Belkacem Hadjadj

Tassadit

Hadjira Oul Bachir

Larbi's Niece

Amal Zediri

Oussalas

Salem Ait Ali Belkacem

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