The Blond Boy from the Casbah

Co-presented by Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

Directed by Alexandre Arcady
Narrative Feature | France | 2023 | 126 min | French with English subtitles

Sponsored by Edward and Susan Hoffman

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Passionate filmmaker Antoine travels to his birthplace, Algiers, with his young son to present his new film: an account of his childhood in mid-20^th century Algeria during the country’s civil war. As he wanders through the city, Antoine immerses viewers in the moments of happiness, laughter, and tears of his childhood – spent between school, friends, and his Jewish family. Growing up in the final moments of Algeria’s pre-independence period, the young Antoine discovers his profound fascination with cinema and starts to understand who he truly is.