Movie·1988·1h 34m
The Citadel
Country
Algeria
Language
Arabic
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// overview
The Story
Original title: El Kalaa - القلعة
El Kalaa, a village in southern Oran. Although already married, old Sidi planned to marry another. He sets his sights on the beautiful Aïssa, with whom Kaddour, his adopted son, is in love. The old man decides to play a trick on Kaddour to teach him never to covet a woman that an elder wants to marry...
Producer
Mohamed Tahar Harhoura
Cinematography
Allel Yahiaoui
Editor
Yamina Bachir-Chouikh
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
8 votes
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// cast
Cast
Nawal Zaatar
Ouardia Hamtouche
Zoubida
Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari
Helima
Sirat Boumediène
Sissani (Mohamed Djediat)
Mohamed Bouamari
Abdelhamid Habati
Djillali Ain-Tedeles
Djillali
Khaled Barkat
Kaddour
Fatima Belhadj
Nedjma
Momo Latiff
Aissa
Fatima-Zohra Guelli
// crew
Crew
Yamina Bachir-Chouikh
Editor
Mohamed Tahar Harhoura
Producer
Allel Yahiaoui
Director of Photography
Mohamed Chouikh
Director, Writer
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