“koul lila nesma3 sot dyalek... yberberni”
Omar, a young Algerian civil servant living in Algiers, navigating the monotony of everyday life, masculinity, and romantic fantasies in a society caught between tradition and modernity. A witty yet quietly melancholic portrait of urban Algerian youth, where the gap between dreams and reality is often as absurd as it is painfully familiar.
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Cast
7 people
Boualem Benani
Omar Gatlato
Also in
Wind from the South
Morituri
Aziz Degga
Moh Smina
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the Oued
Farida Mestoul
Selma
No other roles listed
Abdelkrim Baba Aissa
Dahmane Beeftack
Also in
The Empire of Dreams
Areski Nebti
The uncle
Also in
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
The Way
Abdelkader Chaou
The singer
No other roles listed
Rabah Leghaa
Hamid Mechtak Maarifa
No other roles listed
Merzak Allouache Director · Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina Cinematographer Moufida Tlatli Editor
First release July 15, 1976 · Produced in Algeria · Languages Arabic, French
Production
O.N.C.I.C.
Production
Algeria
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Original title
عمر قتلتوا الرجلة
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Algeria · July 15, 1976
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 24, 1977 · Theatrical
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