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Hiziya (1977)
Directed by Mohamed Hazourli
Drama, Romance · 1h 55m
It was from the popular song-poem by Mohamed Ben Guittoun that director Mohamed Hazourli (of the Constantine regional station of RTA) wrote the screenplay. Hiziya Bent Ahmeb Bey, 23 years old, lived in southeastern Algeria, in a village called Sidi Khaled. The daughter of a powerful notable of the Dhouaouda tribe, who regularly migrated through the desert, Hiziya was exceptionally beautiful, to the point that other girls were jealous and envious of her, and men succumbed to her charm. But the young woman's heart belonged to Saïd, an orphan taken in as a child by his uncle. They met in secret and married despite family hostility. A month after their wedding, Hiziya died during the transhumance in the desert. The death of his beloved plunged Saïd into deep grief, to the point that he abandoned his possessions and family to wander the desert.
Cast
Hacène Benzerari
Abdelhamid Habati
Crew
- Director
- Mohamed Hazourli
- Writer
- Mohamed Hazourli
- Director of Photography
- Bachir Sellami
Details
- Original title
- حيزية
- Release date
- 1977-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Original language
- AR
- Spoken languages
- Arabic
- Countries
- Algeria
- Production
- Établissement National de Télévision (ENTV)