The Olive Tree of Boul'hivet
1978•10.0•Released
Drama
Belkacem, a young unemployed man living in the Saharan village of Boulhilet, is entrusted by Bouacha, an old dervish who came from nowhere, with the secret of the olive tree, the only lush tree and true mystery in this stone desert. After water supply works, modern life bursts into the village. Belkacem, ill-prepared for this situation, confuses dream and reality. Believing he has killed his rival who loves his beloved, he flees the village after donning the clothes of the dervish, whose gait he now imitates.
Director
Mohamed Nadir Azizi
Writer
Khaled Benmiloud
Languages
Arabic
Cast
Azzedine Medjoubi
Zoulikha Laouadj
Himoud Brahimi
Antar Hellal
Abdelhamid Habati
Kaci Ksentini
Mohamed Kechroud
Said Etbib
Marbiha Bala
Rachid Zighmi
Ahmed Touache
Ahmed Ouayad
Mohamed Grada
Mohamed Mokhtari
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