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The film dialectically explores the phenomena of family alliances in urban and rural areas, technocracy, and the Algerian landed bourgeoisie. The film was completed but apparently never distributed by the ONCIC.
Cast
Djafar Damardji, Hassan El-Hassani, Khaled Safer, Rabah Chouider, Séghir Bencheikh
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