arab society
3 movies and shows
Bakhit and Bakhita
Fri, 05 Mar 2010
Ikach
Fri, 01 Jan 1937
Ikach, is a farce in two acts in popular Arabic, written by André Sarrouy and adapted and directed by himself. A critique of marriage in colonial Algeria at a time when women were little taken into account. Cunning of women and stupidity of husbands, on an original soundtrack composed by Mohamed Iguerbouchène.
The Inheritance
Wed, 01 Jan 1975
A harrowing picture of the heritage of colonialism, focusing on a man driven mad by torture but saved by his wife, who restores his sanity and leads the progressive forces to rebuild the village.