L'Olivier de Bouhlilet (Arabic: زيتون بوهليلات) is a 1978 Algerian film by director Mohamed Nadir Azizi. The film is based on a radio story by Malek Haddad, rewritten by Professor Khaled Benmiloud.
Plot Belkacem, a young unemployed man from the Saharan village of Bouhlilet, learns from a dervish that there is a water source near the village's large olive tree. After digging, Belkacem finds water, and when he informs the villagers, they take up the cause and urge the municipality to install a water supply system. As soon as modernity and its tensions burst into the village, Belkacem's life is turned upside down..
Technical details Director: Mohamed Nadir Azizi Writer: Khaled Benmiloud Music: Cherif Korteby Cinematography: Dahou Boukerche Running time: 85 minutes Country: Algeria
Cast Azzeddine Medjoubi as Belkacem Zoulikha Laouadj as Belkacem’s lover Himoud Brahimi as Bouacha Antar Hellal
Production and context Filmed in the late 1970s, the work belongs to a movement in Algerian cinema that combines social realism with mythic and symbolic elements to depict the economic and social transformations of rural communities.
Distribution and archives Film records and partial copies are listed on archive sites and cataloging platforms. References exist to archive screenings or private collections.
See also List of Algerian films
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