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7.5 /10
22 votes


Drama · 2026 · 1h 46min
l'Arabe
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.
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Hikayet Films
Need Productions
Tita Productions
CADC
Imagofilm Lugano
RSI
SRG SSR
Red Sea Film Festival Foundation





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7.5 /10
22 votes
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3.0 /10
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