The Winds of the Aures
| The Winds of the Aures | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina |
| Written by | Tewfik Fares Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina |
| Starring | Keltoum |
| Edited by | Hamid Djellouli Liazid Khodja |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Algeria |
| Languages | Arabic French |
The Winds of the Aures (Arabic: ريح الاوراس, translit. Rih al awras, French: Le Vent des Aurès) is a 1967 Algerian war film directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best First Work.[1] It was also entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.[2]
Technical details
Source:[3]
- Original title: Le Vent des Aurès
- Native title (Arabic): ريح الأوراس
- Directed by: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
- Country of origin: Algeria
- Year of release: 1966
- Runtime: 95 minutes
- Language: Arabic
- Production company: ONCIC (Office national pour le commerce et l’industrie cinématographique)
- Format / Color: Color – 35 mm
- Genre: Drama / Fiction
Cast
- Keltoum as Mother
- Mohamed Chouikh as Lakhdar
- Hassan Hassani (as Hassan El-Hassani)
- Thania Timgad
- Mustapha Kateb
- Omar Tayare
Restoration
The Winds of the Aures will be restored by the World Cinema Project through the African Film Heritage Project initiative.[4]
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Winds of the Aures". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ "5th Moscow International Film Festival (1967)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "Le Vent des Aurès (1966) - IMDB". imdb.com. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ Page, Thomas (10 November 2017). "Martin Scorsese leads effort to save lost African cinema". CNN. Cable News Network. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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