Omar Gatlato (Arabic: عمر قتلتوا الرجلة) is a 1976 Algerian drama film directed by Merzak Allouache. It was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize.[1]

Omar Gatlato
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMerzak Allouache
Screenplay byMerzak Allouache
Produced byO.N.C.I.C.
StarringBoualem Bennani
Azziz Degga
Farida Guennaneche
CinematographySmaïl Lakhdar Hamina
Edited byMoufida Tlatli
Music byAhmed Malek
Release date
  • 1976 (1976)
Algeria
Running time
90 minutes
CountryAlgeria
LanguagesFrench
Arabic

Plot

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Omar is a young and lively, rather macho Algerian who holds a good job in the Department of Frauds and lives in a crowded apartment with his sisters, his mother and grandparents. He loves to listen to chaabi music and Indian music, to party with his friends, and to dream about women. A friend of his gives him a tape; when he listens to it, he is fascinated by the woman's voice. That same friend arranges for him to meet the woman, who is totally different from what he had imagined on hearing her voice.

References

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  1. ^ "10th Moscow International Film Festival (1977)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
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