Film 2014
L’Oranais
Two friends face the distance between independence and its promises.
- Country collection
- Algeria
- Original title
- L’Oranais
- Director
- Lyes Salem
- Year
- 2014
Editorial profile. Availability on LAREINE TV has not been confirmed.
Story, without spoilers
Djaffar and Hamid share the hopes of a newly independent Algeria. As they move from the struggle for liberation into positions of responsibility, ambition and personal secrets put their friendship under pressure. Their story asks what becomes of ideals when power changes hands.
Context & recognition
Lyes Salem directs and plays Djaffar in this 2014 Algerian-French production. The story spans the independence struggle and the decades that follow; its two central characters are fictional.
Main characters & cast
Djaffar
A former carpenter whose life changes through the independence struggle.
Hamid
His friend, already politically committed when their story begins.
