El Ghoula (1972)

An adaptation of the satirical play of the same name by comedian Rouïched (Ahmed Ayad). "El-Ghoula" (The Vampire) tells the story of a corrupt official who lives off the peasants of an agricultural cooperative. Instead of solving problems, this official manipulates empty rhetoric and "revolutionary" slogans to galvanize them and encourage them to continue working. Opportunistic, he will transform the fellahs' work into chaotic bureaucratic procedures for his own personal gain.

Released Jan. 2, 1972 95 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.africa, tmdb.algeria

Production Companies: Office des Actualités Algériennes (OAA)

Country: Algeria
Production Country: Algeria
Languages: Arabic