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Release Year1980
Runtime1h 24m
LanguageArabic
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Adventure
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DirectorMoussa Haddad
WritersSlimane Benaïssa
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast2 credited
Also Known AsBoualem Zid El Goudam
About Boualem Zid El Goudam
Two travelers, Boualem and Sekfali, cross the hostile and endless desert. Boualem pulls a cart on which old books, pictures, relics and memories of Sekfali are piled up. Two men, two attitudes towards life, two visions of the world. Where do they come from, where are they going? The journey would be completely calm and happy if each of them were not inhabited by their pasts, determining their different visions of the future. Boualem's childhood was marked by the Algerian war of liberation. His dream is to achieve a socialist society, which is for him the only path to salvation. Sekfali, who tries to dissuade Boualem from continuing the journey, has the attitude of an aristocrat. For him, socialism is a heresy and people do not like responsibility, they only act if a leader gives them the injunction.
Directed by Moussa Haddad, Boualem Zid El Goudam leans on a strong ensemble — Slimane Benaïssa, Omar Guendouz — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1980.
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