Forbidden Zone

In an Algerian village, just before the war of independence, the inhabitants are under the thumb of a local strongman and a wealthy merchant. Among them is El Faïza, an old woman searching for her son who has escaped from prison. The gendarmes arrest El Faïza and seize the property of the villagers who haven't paid their taxes. The situation is ripe for a revolt…

• Release date
• January 2, 1974
• Runtime
• 77 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Ahmed Lallem

Cast

Sid Ahmed Agoumi Khaled Taha El-Amiri El Hadj Saïd Hilmi Mehdi Areski Nebti Monsieur Vachonne

M

Mustapha Hassan Belhadj Abderazak

M

Mahdia Maghroufel Mahdia

R

Raymond Louzoum Le Docteur