The Forgotten Hill (1996)

overview : At the outbreak of the Second World War, two friends, Mokrane and Menach, abruptly interrupt their studies and return to their remote native Kabylian village of Tagsa. While waiting to be drafted into the French Army they have time to woo. Mokrane falls for beautiful Aazi and soon marries her only to find out that she can bear no child. Menach, on his part, is stongly attracted to Davda, but the latter is already married to a rich merchant...Happiness does not seem to be in store for the two former students...

Release Date : May 19, 1996

Runtime : 1h 30m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : I.M. Films, Centre Algérien pour l'Art et l'Industrie Cinématographique (CAAIC), Entreprise Nationale de Production Audiovisuelle (ENPA)

Countries : Algeria

Keywords : africa, world war ii, colonialism, algeria, maghreb, berbere, amazigh