Chafia Boudraa credited as playing...
La mère
- Le caïd: I have a court order. This land has been given to the colonist Mr Guérini.
- Le père: But Kaid, this land belongs to my father and my ancestors.
- Le caïd: Do you have the deeds?
- Le père: What deeds? We have no documents.
- Le caïd: Without the deeds, I can't help you. You must leave.
- Le père: That's impossible. I was born here. My father was born here, like all my ancestors! My children too!
- Le caïd: You have three days to leave.
- Le père: If we leave, how would I feed my family?
- Le caïd: It's the law. I can't help it.
- [walks away]
- La mère: [agitatedly] Are they crazy? We have to leave our land based on what a piece of paper says? I'll die here and be buried here!
- [running towards departed policemen, shouting]
- La mère: It's not fair! You're committing a sin! May God curse you! May God curse you! May God curse you!
- La mère: [to Abdelkader Souni in prison] Listen to me carefully. You're neither a thief, nor a murderer. You're not a criminal. You're in prison for your ideas.
- La mère: [to Abdelkader Souni in prison] Abdelkader... by looking after yourself, you are looking after me.
- La mère: [ailing, in bed, to Messaoud Souni] In this bag is soil from our land. If we return to Algeria, we'll plant a vine in it. If I die, place it here, against my cheek.