The Winds of the Aures
# The Winds of the Aures

The Winds of the Aures (Arabic: ريح الاوراس, translit. Rih al awras, French: Le Vent des Aurès) is a 1967 Algerian war film directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best First Work. It was also entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.

## Cast

* Keltoum as Mother
* Mohamed Chouikh as Lakhdar
* Hassan Hassani (as Hassan El-Hassani)
* Thania Timgad
* Mustapha Kateb
* Omar Tayare

## Restoration

The Winds of the Aures will be restored by the World Cinema Project through the African Film Heritage Project initiative.

