The Man From Oran

+Algeria

Saturday, 11/7 at St. Anthony Main Theatre
9:00 p.m.

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Director: Lyes Salem
Narrative feature, drama, 128 mins, 2014
Country: Algeria/France
Languages: Arabic, French
Minnesota premiere

Principal cast: Lyes Salem, Khaled Benaïssa, Djemel Barek, Amal Kateb, Najib Oudghiri, Sabrina Ouazani, Anne Zander, and Abdou Boukefa

Synopsis: After five years toiling in the revolution, Djaffar (Salem), who calls himself The Man from Oran, emerges a war hero, and returns home to find his son is a much different person than he thought. The Man from Oran is also the story of two friends, Djaffar and Hamid (Benaïssa), who watch the promising future of Algeria deteriorate over the years, and secrets and betrayal drive them apart.

Lyes Salem was trained as an actor and directed his first short film, “Jean-Farès,” in 2001. He won a number of international awards and the César for Best Short Film in 2005 with “Cousines.”  In 2008, he directed Masquerades, which was chosen to represent Algeria in the Oscars and was nominated for the Best First Film César in 2009. The Man From Oran is his second feature film.

Festivals:
Abu Dhabi International Film Festival, UAE, 2014
Stony Brook Film Festival, USA, 2015
Festival du Film Franco-Arabe, France, 2015
Arab Film Festival, Korea, 2015

Awards:
Best Director, New Horizons, Abu Dhabi, 2014
Best Actor (Lyes Salem), Angoulême, 2014
Namur FIFF, Official Competition, 2014
Best Film, Audience Award, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, 2014