Synopsis

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Malek, in his forties and single, has just moved to Montmartre and soon welcomes his nephew Ryiad, who has just arrived from Algeria. Together, they explore Barbès, the vibrant Algerian community neighborhood, despite the ongoing health crisis. His encounters with local figures help Malek rediscover a part of himself he had buried and reconcile with his origins.

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Technical Specifications

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Genre: Drama, Social Issues

Directed by: Hassan Guerrar

Written by: Hassan Guerrar, Rachid Benzine, Audrey Diwan, and Peter Dourountzis

Starring: Sofiane Zermani, Khalil Gharbia, Khaled Benaissa, Adila Bendimerad, Eye Haïdara, and Clotilde Courau

Producers: Marie Tauzia (East Films)

Thibault Gast and Matthias Weber (24 25 Films)

Patrick Gimenez (Chelifilms)

In participation with: Netflix, France 3 Cinema, Sofitvciné 11

Supported by: Île-de-France Region and CNC

Distributor: Jour2Fête

International Sales: Goodfellas

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Release Date: October 16, 2024

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Selections

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Angoulême Francophone Film Festival (In competition)

Les Arcs Film Festival (Special Screening)

Valenciennes Festival (Out of competition)

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Press Reviews

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"Barbès in three words? Warm, fraternal, beautiful." This district of the capital is at the heart of the film in which he plays Malek, who has just moved to Paris. We walked with Sofiane Zermani around the shooting locations of Barbès, Little Algeria, in theaters this Wednesday."

Brut - 10/15/2024

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"There are many layers in the story concocted by Guerrar, some of which have a false bottom that he politely lets us guess rather than indiscreetly revealing the content. The emotion felt is all the stronger. Thank you to him. And bravo."

Paris Match - 10/15/2024

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"With this sparkling portrait of a corner of Paris, Hassan Guerrar signs his first feature film: a first attempt in the form of a masterstroke."

Le Figaro - 10/15/2024

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"Hassan Guerrar's first film succeeds in portraying an unexpected neighborhood, with very airy writing (. . .) It results in an extremely free chronicle, very gentle, without emphasized stakes, which intelligently uses the moment of suspension, the silent desert of the lockdown, projecting the city into a state of almost abstraction. Or maybe a theater piece, the group of friends meeting to share mloukhiya in the middle of empty streets, sometimes seems to be waiting for Godot in a mental decor."

Les Inrocks - 10/15/2024