The Uprooted (1977)

In 1880, in colonized Algeria, it was decided that the Algerian peasants of the Ouarsenis mountains would see their lands dispossessed in favor of the French colonists. Two methods were used to achieve this, either by sheer force or by a ploy forcing the fellahs to pay fines too high to be paid. The uprooted must then leave for the cities, swelling the mass of proletarians in the slums ...

Released

1977-03-01

Genres

War, Drama

Runtime

120 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Mohamed Lamine Merbah

TMDB rating

10.0/10 from 1 votes