Opium and the Stick (1970)
Opium and the Stick (1970), directed by Ahmed Rachedi, starring Sid Ali Kouiret and Marie-José Nat.
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Synopsis
In 1950, in Algeria, in a village in Kabylia, Algerian resistance fighters resisted the French occupation army. Bachir returns to the village to escape the clashes ravaging Algiers. In Thala, he has two brothers, Ali and Belaïd. The first is engaged with the ALN (The National Liberation Army) and fights against the colonizer. His second brother, Belaïd, the eldest, is convinced of a French Algeria. His family torn apart, Bachir decides to join the war and takes sides against the repression of the French army. The French army is trying in vain to turn the population against the insurgents by using disinformation. The more time passes, the more the inhabitants of the village and surrounding areas, oppressed, rally to the cause of the FLN, their houses and their fields will be burned... Adaptation to the cinema of the eponymous novel Opium and the Stick, published in 1965, by Mouloud Mammeri, the film was dubbed into Tamazight (Berber), a first for Algerian cinema.
- Ahmed RachediDirector
- Éric PluetEditing
- Philippe ArthuysOriginal music
About the film
L'Opium et le Bâton (transl. The Opium and the Stick) is a 1971 Algerian drama film directed by Ahmed Rachedi. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival.
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L'Opium et le Bâton (transl. The Opium and the Stick) is a 1971 Algerian drama film directed by Ahmed Rachedi. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival.
Cast
Marie-José Nat as Farroudja
Sid Ali Kouiret as Ali
Jean-Louis Trintignant as Chaudier
Jean-Claude Bercq as Delécluze
Mustapha Kateb as Bachir Lazrag
Rouïched as Tayeb
References
External links
L'Opium et le Bâton at IMDb
Text from L'Opium et le Bâton (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Opium_et_le_Bâton_(film)
Trivia
- It premiered on September 14, 1970, a Monday.
- It runs 2h17 — a typical feature length.
- Its original title is "L'Opium et le Bâton".
- This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosOffice National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
- CountriesAlgeria
- LanguagesArabic, French
- StatusReleased
More about this film
Set in
- Algeria
Cast
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Sid Ali Kouiret
Ali -
Marie-José Nat
Farroudja -
Mustapha Kateb
Lazrak -
Rouiched
Tayeb -
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Chaudier -
Brahim Hadjadj
Omar -
Abdelhalim Rais
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Larbi Zekkal
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Mahieddine Bachtarzi
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Djelloul Bachdjarah
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Kaci Ksentini
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Ahmed Kadri (Krikèche)
- Jean-Claude Bercq Delécluze
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Crew
- Ahmed Rachedi Director
- Éric Pluet Editing
- Philippe Arthuys Original music
Questions about this film
What is Opium and the Stick about?
Opium and the Stick: In 1950, in Algeria, in a village in Kabylia, Algerian resistance fighters resisted the French occupation army. Bachir returns to the village to escape the clashes ravaging Algiers. In Thala, he has two brothers, Ali and Belaïd. The first is engaged with the ALN (The National Liberation Army) and fights against the co…
Who directed Opium and the Stick?
Opium and the Stick was directed by Ahmed Rachedi in 1970.
Who stars in Opium and the Stick?
The cast of Opium and the Stick includes Sid Ali Kouiret, Marie-José Nat, Mustapha Kateb, Rouiched and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
How long is Opium and the Stick?
Opium and the Stick runs for 137 minutes, or 2h17.
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