Release Date

04 Nov, 2026

Runtime

01:46: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

العربي

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Actors

Ahmed Benaissa

Hiam Abbass

Dali Benssalah

Nabil Asli

Amina Ben Ismaïl

Grégoire Monsaingeon

Mustapha Ayad

Raphaël Thiéry

Brahim Derris

Choumeyssa Nassah

Amar Guermoud

Inesse Guermoud

Latif Benahmed

Stéphanie Cosserat

Hania Chabane

Crew

Olivier Berlaud

Malek Bensmaïl

Jacques Fieschi

Malek Bensmaïl

Kamel Daoud

Fred Premel

Sandra Di Pasquale

Hachemi Zertal

Gilles Porte

Carlos Ibanez Diaz

Moncef Taleb

Lancelot Hervé-Mignucci

Matthieu Bretaud

Julia Grégory