Set during the Algerian War of Independence. In the film, the French army surrounds a southern Algerian village where they believe an enemy is being hidden and force the inhabitants to either confront the issue or die of thirst.
Cast
Nadia Kaci
Leila Metssitane
Laurent Maurel Crew
Screenwriter: Yacine Benelhadj
DOP: Hazem Berrabah
Editor: Noura Nefzi
Original Title: Le Puits
Production Company(ies):
Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel (AARC)
BL Films
Producer(s):
Aarc Algérie
Lotfi Bouchouchi
Carthage Film Festival (JCC), Tunisia
Alexandria Film Festival For Mediterranean Countries, Egypt
Muscat International Film Festival, Oman
Festival Maghrébin du Film d'Oujda, Morocco
Festival International de Cinéma Vues d'Afrique, Canada
Oran International Arabic Film Festival, Algeria
Malmo Arab Film Festival (MAFF), Sweden
Best Arab Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress at the Alexandria Film Festival For Mediterranean Countries, Egypt
Special Jury Prize at the Carthage Film Festival (JCC), Tunisia
Best Screenplay and Grand Prize at the Muscat International Film Festival, Oman
Grand Prize at the Festival Maghrébin du Film d'Oujda, Morocco
Grand Prize at the Festival International de Cinéma Vues d'Afrique, Canada
Best Director at the Oran International Arabic Film Festival, Algeria
Best Director at the Malmo Arab Film Festival (MAFF), Sweden