

The Citadel
1988-01-02 · 94 min · ★ 4.9
El Kalaa, a village in southern Oran. Although already married, old Sidi planned to marry another. He sets his sights on the beautiful Aïssa, with whom Kaddour, his adopted son, is in love. The old man decides to play a trick on Kaddour to teach him never to covet a woman that an elder wants to marry...
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- Directors
- Mohamed Chouikh
- Production companies
- O.N.C.I.C.
- Countries
- Algeria
- Status
- Released
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Nawal Zaatar
Ouardia HamtoucheZoubida
Fettouma Ousliha-BouamariHelima
Sirat Boumediène
Sissani (Mohamed Djediat)
Mohamed Bouamari
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