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The Arab (2026)

★ 3.0/10 106 min Drama Algeria, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia Arabic
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Description

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.

Top Cast

Ahmed Benaissa
Ahmed Benaissa Haroun
Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass Mother
Dali Benssalah
Dali Benssalah Haroun (young)
Nabil Asli
Nabil Asli Kamel
Amina Ben Ismaïl
Amina Ben Ismaïl
Grégoire Monsaingeon
Grégoire Monsaingeon
Mustapha Ayad
Mustapha Ayad
Raphaël Thiéry
Raphaël Thiéry

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