The Uprooted
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 ...
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The Uprooted
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Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 1, 1977
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
War, Drama
User Score
100%
Original Title
Les Déracinés
Production Companies
Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Director
Mohamed Lamine Merbah
Description
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 ...