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The Uprooted

1977 2 hours
80/100

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In 1880, in colonized Algeria, it was decided that the Algerian peasants of the Ouarsenis mountains would see their lands dispossessed in favor of the French colonists. Two methods were used to achieve this, either by sheer force or by a ploy forcing the fellahs to pay fines too high to be paid. The uprooted must then leave for the cities, swelling the mass of proletarians in the slums ...

Released

1st March 1977

49 years ago

Runtime

2 hours

Finishes at 5:27pm

Ratings and awards

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    80%

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    80%

Artwork for The Uprooted

Directed by

Mohamed Lamine Merbah

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Written by

Djilali Sari

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