The film considers the long fictional experience of Elias Belkader, and co-starring Algerian actress Maryam Amyar and French actor Benoit Magimel, in addition to many Algerian faces who have this first opportunity in their artistic journey.
For the film’s hero, Reda Kateb, who plays the role of Omar, nicknamed “Lavraz”, it was an important occasion that brought together actors of Algerian origin with local Algerian actors in an interesting and different work.
In an interview with Sky News Arabia, Kateb said: “We worked together for three months filming in the streets and neighborhoods of Algeria and even in the desert.”
He added: “This experience has resulted in a work that constitutes a window of Algeria on the world”.
He continued, “The film presents simple stories and tales that live in the shadows between working-class neighborhoods and the walls of ancient cities.”
The film tells the story of a young man named Omar, of Algerian origin, who had a dark past in Paris, and decides to return to Algeria after being sentenced to prison.
Settling in Algeria, the story turns into something like humor and satirical drama.
One writer expects the film to find a big following when it hits theaters in France, which has more than 6 million French people of Algerian descent.
A writer pointed out: “These stories are the link between the two shores of the Mediterranean. We have tried to get closer to those details that all those who live in exile yearn for”.
During his experience in “Omar Lavraz”, a writer noted the courage of Algerian artists and technicians, their experience and knowledge of the simplest details of the profession, pointing out that what they lack is only financial support.
Immigrant’s Son Sensation
In addition to French nationality, Kateb has Algerian nationality, as he expressed his feelings as the grandson of the son of an Algerian immigrant, saying: “No matter where we come from, we can take our place in the area in which we excel.”
About his life in France, Kateb said: “My father, the Algerian playwright Malek Eddine Kateb, immigrated in the past to France to work, and my role today is to consolidate this relationship between Algeria and the France.”
A writer pointed out that “France is the country in which I grew up and spoke its language, and I took my first steps in life, and this is the case for millions of people in the community”. This duality seems tiring, especially in adolescence, but today I may be lucky, and I managed to make a professional path. “Well, I feel more proud.”
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