The Honour of the Tribe

The Honour of the Tribe

1993 · 90 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama, Comedy, War

Like every year in Zitouna, a bear handler passes by. With his creature, he comes to challenge the small community. And like every year, it is Slimane El Mabrouk who defends the honor of the tribe. But this time, he dies, leaving two orphans, Omar and Ourida. Robbed of their inheritance, the children will grow up alone. The years pass, the French army settles in, and with it, the war. Mysteriously, one day, after the murder of a French legionnaire, Omar disappears into the bush, while his sister dies in childbirth. Omar will return to the village, much later, once independence has been acquired, as a representative of power and with this enigmatic formula: "You must know that the Revolution has not forgotten you". Personal revenge? Sincere desire to bring progress and modernity? ... The inhabitants of Zitouna, upset in their ancestral way of life, will not be long in having an answer to their questions.

Directed by Mahmoud Zemmouri · Written by Rachid Mimouni

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Saïd Amadis Omar El Mabrouk
Larbi Zekkal Ali Ben Saad
Mustapha El Anka Georgeaud
Thierry Lhermitte Le lieutenant français
Ticky Holgado Martial
Mahmoud Zemmouri Le Saltimbanque
Rabah Loucif Le Facteur
Fawzi B. Saichi Le joueur de Bonneteau
Mouss Zouheyri Mohamed, le maire
Kader Kada Aïssa, le boiteux
Hamza Feghouli Moulay, le boucher
Edith Develeyne Loulou

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