Rendez-vous avec l’association Ahdarija | Des moutons et des hommes de Karim Sayad

Editorial

Ahdarija is an association working to pass on Maghrebi Arabic, celebrate North African cultures, and maintain ties between the Maghrebi diaspora and its region of origin.

Des moutons et des hommes

by Karim Sayad | 2017 | France Qatar Switzerland | 1h18 | French subtitles

In a working-class neighborhood of Algiers, 16-year-old Habib dreams of becoming a veterinarian while preparing his rather reluctant new ram, El Bouq, for the neighborhood’s prestigious ram fights. Samir, older and wiser, is content to trade fighting animals to make money in the capital. He finds the best animals, trains and sells them for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid, during which all the sheep, including El Bouq, will be sacrificed. While both are busy caring for their animals, Habib naively hopes for victory, but Samir has no illusions left. Exploring this palpable tension between hope and fatalism, Algerian director Karim Sayad examines coming of age and complex masculinity in his country.

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