Baya's Mountain
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.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Baya's Mountain
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 3, 1997
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Drama
User Score
100%
Original Title
La Montagne de Baya
Production Companies
Imago Films International, Caro-Line Production, Entreprise Nationale de Production Audiovisuelle (ENPA)
Director
Azzeddine Meddour
Description
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.