The Man from Oran (2014)

Original title

L'Oranais

Directed by

Lyes Salem

Genre

drama film

Country

Algeria, France

Runtime

2h 08m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Two friends who fought together in the Algerian Revolution see their bond fracture after Algeria gains independence in 1962. The film follows the personal and political fallout between them in the newly independent country.

bittersweetintrospectiveslow-burnmelancholicnostalgiccontemplativegroundedcharacter-driven

What happens

الوهراني فيلم سينمائي أخرجه إلياس سالم بإنتاج جزائري وفرنسي. تناول الفيلم قصة صديقين شاركا في الثورة الجزائرية ولكن صداقتهما تصدعت بعد الاستقلال في 1962. أول عرض للفيلم كان في قاعات السينما الجزائرية في 6 سبتمبر 2014 قبل أن يعرض لاحقا في فرنسا في 19 نوفمبر 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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