Opium and the Stick

Opium and the Stick

137 mins | Drama, Action, War | Sept. 14, 1970

An Algerian doctor decides to leave the troubles in Algiers and goes back to his hometown, a small village lost in the mountains. There, however, the situation is explosive as well, as the guerilla is active and the French military has to keep a close watch on the locals...

Opium and the Stick

137 mins | Drama, Action, War | Sept. 14, 1970

Opium and the Stick
An Algerian doctor decides to leave the troubles in Algiers and goes back to his hometown, a small village lost in the mountains. There, however, the situation is explosive as well, as the guerilla is active and the French military has to keep a close watch on the locals...
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Original title L'Opium et le Bâton
Directors Ahmed Rachedi
Writers Mouloud Mammeri, Ahmed Rachedi

Cast

Marie-José Nat

as Farroudja

Mustapha Kateb

as Lazrak

Jean-Claude Bercq

as Delécluze