Cry of Stone

Cry of Stone

1987 · 120 min · ★ 10.0

Led by Daoudi, a disenchanted architect, a group of Constantines return to their village in deep Algeria where a young man delivers to them words of boyish wisdom inherited from his deceased grandfather..

Directed by Abderrahmane Bouguermouh · Written by Abderrahmane Bouguermouh

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