The Arab

(2026)

Genres: Drama

Year: 2026

Runtime: 106 мин

Country: Algeria, Belgium

Director: Malek Bensmaïl

Cast: Ahmed Benaissa, Хиам Аббас, Dali Benssalah, Nabil Asli, Amina Ben Ismaïl, Grégoire Monsaingeon, Mustapha Ayad, Рафаэль Тьери, Brahim Derris, Choumeyssa Nassah

Plot

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.