Daughter of Keltoum

Daughter of Keltoum

2001 · 106 min · ★ 7.4 · Drama

A 19 year-old Swiss woman travels to her birthplace—an isolated, barren Berber settlement in the mountainous desert landscape of Algeria—to find her biological mother, whom she has never met. The perilous journey immerses her in a world virtually untouched by contemporary society, one that still clings to tribal mores and strict religious codes of conduct.

Directed by Mehdi Charef · Written by Mehdi Charef

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