The Uprooted
1977, Arabic. Directed by Mohamed Lamine Merbah.
In 1880, in colonized Algeria, it was decided that the Algerian peasants of the Ouarsenis mountains would see their lands dispossessed in favor of the French colonists. Two methods were used to achieve this, either by sheer force or by a ploy forcing the fellahs to pay fines too high to be paid. The uprooted must then leave for the cities, swelling the mass of proletarians in the slums ...
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- Arabic
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- Released
- 1 March 1977
- Original title
- Les Déracinés
- Country
- Algeria
- Written by
- Djilali Sari
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Who directed The Uprooted?
The Uprooted (1977) was directed by Mohamed Lamine Merbah and stars Hassan El-Hassani, Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri), Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir.