The Winds of the Aures
Le Vent des Aurès – the first road movie of Algerian cinema – describes the transformations of the daily life of the Algerian people during the destructive French occupation, then during the war of liberation. While military repression is in full swing, a peasant woman finds herself alone in her mountain home when her only son is kidnapped by French soldiers shortly after her husband's death during a raid. One day, seeing a dead chicken, which she considers a bad omen, she decides to leave home and embarks on a painful journey through the mountains. Accompanied by a couple of chickens, she moves from one detention camp to another in a desperate search for her missing son. The film is inspired by the events experienced by the director's family.
Featured Crew
| Mohamed Bouamari | First Assistant Director |
| Hamid Djellouli | Editor |
| Sidi Boumedienne Dahmane | Sound |
| Anita Fernández | Editor |
| Sylvie Blanc | Editor |
| Selim Farès | Second Assistant Camera |
| René Vautier | Production Manager |
| Ahmed Benarous | Second Assistant Camera |
| Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina | Camera Operator |
| Liazid Khodja | Editor |
