The Arab

The Arab (2026)

Drama

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.

Director: Malek Bensmaïl
Writers: Malek Bensmaïl, Jacques Fieschi.

Casts

	Ahmed Benaissa as Haroun
	Hiam Abbass as Mother
	Dali Benssalah as Haroun (young)
	Nabil Asli as Kamel
	Amina Ben Ismaïl as
	Grégoire Monsaingeon as
	Mustapha Ayad as
	Raphaël Thiéry as
	Brahim Derris as Moussa
	Choumeyssa Nassah as
	Amar Guermoud as
	Inesse Guermoud as
	Latif Benahmed as
	Stéphanie Cosserat as
	Hania Chabane as

Crew