"The Arab", the first fiction film by Malek Bensmaïl, tells the story of a wounded memory

Malek Bensmaïl, known for his documentaries on Algeria, ventures into fiction with a film inspired by Kamel Daoud's novel, which reinterprets Camus' "L'Étranger". The film focuses on the character Moussa Ouled El-Assasse, providing a political perspective absent in Camus' work. This narrative aims to explore the colonial context and give voice to the previously unnamed victim.