The Arab
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.
Year: 2026
Genre: Drama
Studio: Hikayet Films, Need Productions, Tita Productions, CADC, Imagofilm Lugano, RSI, SRG SSR, Red Sea Film Festival Foundation
Director: Malek Bensmaïl
Cast: Ahmed Benaissa, Hiam Abbass, Dali Benssalah, Nabil Asli, Amina Ben Ismaïl, Grégoire Monsaingeon
Crew: Olivier Berlaud (First Assistant Director), Malek Bensmaïl (Director), Malek Bensmaïl (Screenplay), Jacques Fieschi (Screenplay), Kamel Daoud (Author), François Guignard (Casting)
Runtime: 106 minutes
Release: Jan 31, 2026
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0 users
Popularity: 2
Country: Algeria, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia
Language: العربية, Español, Français
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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