What is The Arab?
Task: Write a 150-190 word factual overview of the film "The Arab" (2026). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2026
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 106 minutes
- Release date
- Nov 4, 2026
- Original language
- AR
- Origin
- Algeria, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia
- Studios
- Hikayet Films, Need Productions, Tita Productions
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
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Task: Write a 150-190 word factual overview of the film "The Arab" (2026).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: The Arab
Year: 2026
Release Date: 11/04/2026 (FR)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1h 46m
Plot: Haroun is an old bachelor and retired civil servant living in Oran. He is reclusive until meeting Kamel, a journalist, in a bar. Haroun tells an incredible story from 1942. He claims to be the brother of Moussa, an Arab with an erased name killed in Albert Camus's novel "The Stranger". Haroun's confession is a cry of freedom, distress, and a cry.
Cast: Ahmed Benaïssa, Hiam Abbass, Dali Benssalah, Nabil Asli, Amina Ben Ismail, Mustapha Ayad, Latif Benahmed, Hania Chabane.
The drama film The Arab is scheduled for release on November 4, 2026, in France. With
Should you watch it?
“A reclusive man claims to be the brother of the unnamed victim from Albert Camus's The Stranger.”
- Explores the identity of Moussa, the erased character from The Stranger
- Features a narrative centered on a confession of freedom and distress
- Provides a perspective on a famous 20th century novel
- The plot relies heavily on a long conversation between two men in a bar
Watch it if you are interested in literary reinterpretations of Albert Camus's work.
The film is a drama with a tone of anger and distress, focusing on a retired civil servant's confession.
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It may appeal to viewers interested in the literary connection to Albert Camus and the story of Moussa.
What is the duration of the film?
The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 46 minutes.
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