After five years toiling in the revolution, Djaffar (Salem), who calls himself The Man from Oran, emerges a war hero, and returns home to find his son is a much different person than he thought. The Man from Oran is also the story of two friends, Djaffar and Hamid (Benaïssa), who watch the promising future of Algeria deteriorate over the years, and secrets and betrayal drive them apart.
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Lyes Salem was trained as an actor and directed his first short film, “Jean-Farès,” in 2001. He won a number of international awards and the César for Best Short Film in 2005 with “Cousines.” In 2008, he directed Masquerades, which was chosen to represent Algeria in the Oscars and was nominated for the Best First Film César in 2009. The Man From Oran is his second feature film.
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