L'Obstacle

L'Obstacle

10.0IMDb Score
Released:1965-01-01
Duration:14 min
Country:Algeria
Director:Mohamed Bouamari
Actors:Mohamed Chouikh, Anissa Mezaguer, Ahmed Benmensour
Production:Office des Actualités Algériennes (OAA)

Overview:

Algerian youth of the 1960s, straddling traditional South Mediterranean and Western culture and the desire for emancipation of younger generations to find true love.

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