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Omar Gatlato, is a 1976 Algerian movie, directed by Merzak Allouache, and starring Boualem Benani, Aziz Degga, Farida Mestoul. with a runtime of 91 minutes.
Omar Gatlato is a landmark Algerian drama film that offers a sharp and affectionate portrait of Omar, a charismatic young man from the working-class neighbourhood of Bab El Oued in Algiers. A government inspector by trade, Omar harbours a deep passion for popular and Indian music, which he records at local cinemas. His monotonous life is upended when a friend gives him a cassette tape on which a young woman has whispered a few intimate words, igniting an obsession he cannot shake. The film captures with wit and tenderness the idleness, frustration, and ingenuity of Algerian youth grappling with unemployment, housing shortages, and rigid gender segregation.
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