Forbidden Zone

Synopsis

In an Algerian village, just before the war of independence, the inhabitants are under the thumb of a local strongman and a wealthy merchant. Among them is El Faïza, an old woman searching for her son who has escaped from prison. The gendarmes arrest El Faïza and seize the property of the villagers who haven't paid their taxes. The situation is ripe for a revolt…

Cast

Sid Ahmed Agoumi

Khaled

Taha El-Amiri

El Hadj

Saïd Hilmi

Mehdi

Areski Nebti

Monsieur Vachonne

Mustapha Hassan Belhadj

Abderazak

Mahdia Maghroufel

Mahdia

Raymond Louzoum

Le Docteur