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Machaho

Machaho

★ 9.0/10•1995•1h 30m•Drama•Comedy

In Kabylie, rude mountain region in the north of Algeria. Arezki finds the young Larbi exhausted, buried under the snow. He takes him in and nurses him until he's recovered. The host seduces Arezki's daughter. She is pregnant. This is an unsupportable shame to the father of the female sinner. Arezki claims vengeance. He leaves his house and takes the oath not to come back before having killed Larbi who betrayed him under his own roof.

Belkacem Hadjadj · Writer

Belkacem Hadjadj · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageAR
Release DateJan 1, 1995

Actors

Said Amrane

Rabah

Meriem Babes

Ferroudja

Rachid Hadid

Larbi

Belkacem Hadjadj

Belkacem Hadjadj

Arezki

Hadjira Oul Bachir

Tassadit

Amal Zediri

Larbi's Niece

Salem Ait Ali Belkacem

Salem Ait Ali Belkacem

Oussalas

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