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The Adventures of a Hero

The Adventures of a Hero

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 2, 1979

Runtime

2h 5m

Genres

Comedy, Adventure

User Score

100%

Original Title

Mughamarat Batal

Production Companies

Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), Radiodiffusion Télévision Algérienne (RTA)

Director

Merzak Allouache

Description

In one of the tribes of the Algerian Sahara, everyone awaits the arrival of the hero who will defend the rights of the poor. A man decides one day to put the mark of the "hero" on his newborn son and the whole tribe celebrates the arrival of this eagerly awaited messiah who came to save them. This false hero then grows up by assuming his role of savior. Filled with cynicism, he crosses the countryside and has a number of adventures.