title: The Winds of the Aures
text: # 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.
  
  