Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media Festival - The Blond Boy from the Casbah
Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 07:00pm
Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media Festival
National Museum of American Jewish History
101 South Independence Mall East
$20
Directed by Alexandre Arcady
Narrative Feature | France | 2023 | 126 min | French with English subtitles
Passionate filmmaker Antoine travels to his birthplace, Algiers, with his young son to present his new film: an account of his childhood in mid-20th 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.
