The Yellow House (film)

"La Maison jaune" redirects here. For the football club nicknamed "La Maison Jaune", see FC Nantes.

The Yellow House (French: La Maison jaune) is a 2007 Algerian film.

La Maison jaune
Amor Hakkar, presenting The Yellow House at the Saint-Leu d'Amiens cinema
Directed by	Amor Hakkar
Screenplay by	Amor Hakkar
Produced by	Sarah Films
Starring	Alya Hamdi, Amor Hakkar, Tounés Ait-Ali
Cinematography	Nicolas Roche
Edited by	Lyonnel Garnier
Music by	Aurélien Dudon, Fayçal Salhi, Joseph Macera, Alya Hamdi
Release date	2007 (2007)
Running time	83 minutes
Countries	Algeria France

Synopsis

In Algeria, in the arid mountainous landscapes of the Aurès, a family learns from the police that their eldest son Belkacem has died in an accident, while doing his military service. On hearing the news, Mouloud immediately sets off to the city on his old tractor to retrieve his son's body, wishing to give him a decent burial. Mouloud's journey is plagued by suffering and loneliness. On his return, he realizes that his wife Fatima is grieving deeply. Fearing that she will never feel happy again, Mouloud tries everything to make her smile, refusing to give up because, like all the peasants in the hostile lands of the Aurès, he knows that "To give up is to die a little...".

Awards

• Locarno 2007
• Valencia 2007

External links

• African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)^{[dead link]}
• The Yellow House at IMDb