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Jun 19, 1996 · Machaho: Directed by Belkacem Hadjadj. With Said Amrane, Salem Aït-Ali-Belkacem, Meriem Babes, Rachid Hadid. In Algeria, in the Berber mountains, a father finds a dying young man in the snow.
- (33)
- Comedy, Drama
- Belkacem Hadjadj
- 1996-06-19
machaho 1996 Réalisé par Belkacem Hadjadj 90 mn avec Belkacem Hadjadj, Meriem Babes, Hadjira Oul BachirUn paysan kabyle, Arezki, recueille un jeune étranger,...
- 149 min
- 3.3K
- films algeriens افلام جزائرية
"Machaho” is the first of the incantatory opening words, “Machaho tellem chaho”, with which old Kabyle women begin telling a story. To me as a young boy, it was a magic word which opened the doors of my imagination and sent me travelling.
Arezki finds the young Larbi exhausted, buried under the snow. He takes him in and nurses him until he's recovered. The host seduces Arezki's daughter. She is pregnant. This is an unsupportable shame to the father of the female sinner. Arezki claims vengeance. He leaves his house and takes the oath not to come back before having killed Larbi ...
- Belkacem Hadjadj
In Kabylie, rude mountain region in the north of Algeria. Arezki finds the young Larbi exhausted, buried under the snow. He takes him in and nurses him until he's recovered. The host seduces Arezki's daughter. She is pregnant. This is an unsupportable shame to the father of the female sinner. Arezki claims vengeance. He leaves his house and takes the oath not to come back before having killed Larbi who betrayed him under his own roof.
In Algeria, in the Berber mountains, a father finds a dying young man in the snow. He takes him home where this young man starts a forbidden affair with his daughter.
Machaho; Original title Machaho; Titre international Machaho; Scénario Belkacem Hadjadj; Photo Georges Lechaptois, Rachid Merabtine; Montage Rachid Mazouka, Diane Logan; Son Kamel Mekasseur, Laurent Zellig; Musique Idir; Interprétation Hadjira Oui Bachir, Belkacem Hadjadj, Meriem Babes; Production Les Films Sur La Place; Support de projection ...
