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Thanks to our friends at the Lawrence Public Library, the opening night of Free State Festival is presented FREE to the public with a screening of THE ARAB at Liberty Hall! This brand new Algerian co-production fresh from the 2026 Rotterdam International Film Festival coincides with the Algerian soccer team’s home base in Lawrence, Kansas this summer. Directed by Malek Bensmail
Run Time: 1 hour 46 min
ABOUT THE FILM
An old man from Oran claims to be the brother of “the Arab” killed in Camus’s The Stranger. A leading figure of Algerian theatre and cinema since the 1970s, actor Ahmed Benaïssa brings a rare intensity, both intimate and political, where personal memory, collective history, and rebellion against the erasure of Arab voices intertwine. This testamentary role, performed shortly before his death in 2022, gathers the full power of his artistic journey: a commanding presence, remarkable precision in acting, and a unique ability to make us hear — behind every silence — an entire country and an entire life.
This film is freely adapted from the novel The Meursault Investigation by Kamel Daoud.
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Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044-2236, United States
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