Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Arab end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Arab easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Arab

Name: The Arab
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Ahmed Benaissa, Hiam Abbass, Dali Benssalah, Nabil Asli, Amina Ben Ismaïl

Directed by Malek Bensmaïl

Produced by Hikayet Films, Need Productions

2026106 min0.0 / 10

A cerebral, melancholic meditation on erasure and reclamation, where an old man's confession becomes a philosophical reckoning with a canonical work and the colonial history it obscured.

Haroun is an old bachelor who has lived in Oran for several years. A retired civil servant, he leads a reclusive life until the day he meets Kamel in a bar—a journalist to whom he tells an incredible story dating back to 1942. He claims to be the brother of ‘the Arab’ killed in a story told in one of the most famous novels of the 20th century, ‘The Stranger’ by Albert Camus. An Arab with an erased name: Moussa. Through anger, assertions, details, and confidences, Haroun finally convinces the journalist to listen to his story. His confession is a cry of freedom and distress—but above all, a cry of revolt: against an abusive mother, against a country that failed to achieve true independence, against a book, and against a famous French writer.

Clusters

Slow Emotional Collapse Unresolved Grief Stories Coping With Loss Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness

Genres

Drama

Questions people ask

Is The Arab sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is The Arab violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does The Arab end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Arab scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Arab easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.