Omar Gatlato

Omar Gatlato

🎞️ Movie 90 min DZ
โ˜… 6.7 /10 1977

koul lila nesma3 sot dyalek... yberberni

A watershed film, Omar Gatlato held a mirror up to Algerian male culture and the mirror cracked. The title refers to the expression 'gatlato al-rujula,' or, roughly, 'machismo killed him' and the film's mordant insights into male posturing and alienation in Algerian society animate this bit of folk wisdom. In mock documentary style, a young man recounts with wry commentary a typical day in his life in the Bab el-Oued quarter of Algiers, while the camera playfully shows a different story. In following Omar and his friends in their pursuit of happiness, the film examines with shrewd humor the gang values of urban youth; their passion for popular culture (soccer, 'Hindoo' movies, Rai concerts), their hidden fear of women, and their social insecurity in an environment where they are marginalized.

Cast

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Boualem Benani
Omar Gatlato
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Aziz Degga
Moh
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Farida Mestoul
Selma
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Rabah Leghaa
Hamid Mechtak Maarifa
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Abdelkader Chaou
The Singer
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Abdelkrim Baba Aissa
Dahmane Beeftack
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Areski Nebti
The Uncle
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Ali Bencheikh
Mouloudia Player
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Rabah Bouchtal
Ali Cocomani
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Ahmed Malek
Composer
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Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina
Cinematographer

๐ŸŽฌ Videos

La bande annonce du film OMAR GATLATO de Merzak Allouache (1977)
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Trailer
La bande annonce du film OMAR GATLATO de Merzak Allouache (1977)