

The Arab
l'Arabe
Overview
Haroun is an old bachelor who has lived in Oran for several years. A retired civil servant, he leads a reclusive life until the day he meets Kamel in a bar—a journalist to whom he tells an incredible story dating back to 1942. He claims to be the brother of ‘the Arab’ killed in a story told in one of the most famous novels of the 20th century, ‘The Stranger’ by Albert Camus. An Arab with an erased name: Moussa. Through anger, assertions, details, and confidences, Haroun finally convinces the journalist to listen to his story. His confession is a cry of freedom and distress—but above all, a cry of revolt: against an abusive mother, against a country that failed to achieve true independence, against a book, and against a famous French writer.
- Production
- Hikayet Films, Need Productions, Tita Productions, CADC, Imagofilm Lugano, RSI, SRG SSR, Red Sea Film Festival Foundation
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- Malek Bensmaïl
- Writers
- Malek Bensmaïl,Jacques Fieschi
- Producers
- Fred Premel,Hachemi Zertal,Hachemi Zertal
- Cinematography
- Gilles Porte,Lionel Jan Kerguistel
- Composer
- Nicolas Rabaeus
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