The Citadel
The Citadel

Movie·1988·1h 34m

The Citadel

Country

Algeria

Language

Arabic

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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

village lifealgeria1980sarab culturedjazairberbere culture

Production House

O.N.C.I.C.

Audience Score

49%

8 votes

Skip18%
Timepass43%
Go for it29%
Perfection10%

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Cast

Nawal Zaatar

Nawal Zaatar

Ouardia Hamtouche

Ouardia Hamtouche

Zoubida

Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari

Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari

Helima

Sirat Boumediène

Sirat Boumediène

Sissani (Mohamed Djediat)

Sissani (Mohamed Djediat)

Mohamed Bouamari

Mohamed Bouamari

Abdelhamid Habati

Abdelhamid Habati

Djillali Ain-Tedeles

Djillali

Khaled Barkat

Kaddour

Fatima Belhadj

Nedjma

Momo Latiff

Aissa

Fatima-Zohra Guelli

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Crew

Yamina Bachir-Chouikh

Yamina Bachir-Chouikh

Editor

Mohamed Tahar Harhoura

Producer

Allel Yahiaoui

Allel Yahiaoui

Director of Photography

Mohamed Chouikh

Mohamed Chouikh

Director, Writer

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