Baya's Mountain (1997)

Set in the 1800s among the Berbers of North Africa, this 1997 Algerian feature concerns a noble widow who receives a customary purse of gold coins from the enemy tribe that murdered her husband; the gift puts her in conflict with her kinsmen, who want the money to buy back land taken by the enemy in cahoots with French colonials.

Released

1997-12-03

Genres

Drama

Runtime

116 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Azzeddine Meddour, Jean-Pierre Lledo, Azzeddine Meddour

TMDB rating

10.0/10 from 2 votes