The Citadel
Genres
Overview
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...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
1988-01-02
Status
Released
Original Language
Arabic
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
5
Nawal Zaatar
Ouardia Hamtouche
Zoubida
Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari
Helima
Sirat Boumediène
Sissani (Mohamed Djediat)
Mohamed Bouamari
Djillali Ain-Tedeles
Djillali
Khaled Barkat
Kaddour
Fatima Belhadj
Nedjma
Momo Latiff
Aissa
Fatima-Zohra Guelli
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