The Wave

At a glance

The Wave, is a Saudi movie, directed by Omar Belkacemi. with a runtime of 37 minutes.

Overview

The Wave (Lmuja) is an Algerian drama directed by Omar Belkacemi, following Redouane, a journalist and writer who returns from Europe to his homeland to investigate a disturbing wave of suicides that swept through the country during the mass worker layoffs of the late 1990s. As he digs deeper into the stories behind the statistics, Redouane confronts the unhealed wounds of an era Algeria would rather forget. The film is a thoughtful meditation on memory, moral responsibility, and the role of the writer as witness, set against a decade of profound social and economic upheaval in Algerian history.

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