The Arab

The Arab  - Movie (2026)

Original title

l'Arabe

Released

1/31/2026

Origin country

DZ, FR, CH

Genre

Drama

Production companies

Need Productions, SRG SSR, Tita Productions, RSI, Hikayet Films, CADC, Imagofilm Lugano, Red Sea Film Festival Foundation

Budget

Revenue

Runtime

1hr 46min

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.

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