A 19 year-old Swiss woman travels to her birthplace—an isolated, barren Berber settlement in the mountainous desert landscape of Algeria—to find her biological mother, whom she has never met. The perilous journey immerses her in a world virtually untouched by contemporary society, one that still clings to tribal mores and strict religious codes of conduct.
Director: Mehdi Charef
Cast: Cylia Malki, Baya Belal, Jean-Roger Milo, Fatima Ben Saïdane, Déborah Lamy, Mostefa Zerguine, Lotfi Yahya Jedidi, Samira Draa
A 19 year-old Swiss woman travels to her birthplace—an isolated, barren Berber settlement in the mountainous desert landscape of Algeria—to find her biological mother, whom she has never met. The perilous journey immerses her in a world virtually untouched by contemporary society, one that still clings to tribal mores and strict religious codes of conduct.
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A 19 year-old Swiss woman travels to her birthplace—an isolated, barren Berber settlement in the mountainous desert landscape of Algeria—to find her biological mother, whom she has never met. The peri…
1h 46m
September 13, 2001
Mehdi Charef
Cylia Malki, Baya Belal, Jean-Roger Milo
Drama