Un gàngster anomenat Omar ha estat condemnat a 20 anys de presó per les autoritats franceses. La seva única opció és quedar-se a Algèria i mantenir en perfil sota la resta de la seva vida al seu còmplice, Roger. Abandonant a contracor les seves activitats criminals i la seva vida a França, Omar aconsegueix un treball en una fàbrica de rebosteria. Així, intenta adaptar-se a una vida normal, però ell i Roger segueixen aferrats als seus vells hàbits. Aviat, s'uneixen a un grup de joves pinxos, i es diverteixen en el submon dels infames barris d'Alger. Però els problemes sempre estan molt a la vora.
El Gusto is the story of an orchestra of Jewish and Muslim musicians torn apart by war 50 years ago, and recently reunited for an exceptional concert. These musicians share a passion they never lost: the soul of Algiers, Chaabi music.
In 1967, Visconti came to Algiers for the filming of The Stranger with Mastroianni and Anna Karina. Camus, during his lifetime, had always refused to allow one of his novels to be brought to the screen. His family made another decision. The filming of the film was experienced in Algiers, like a posthumous return of the writer to Algiers. During filming, a young filmmaker specializing in documentaries Gérard Patris attempts a report on the impact of the filming of The Stranger on the Algerians. Interspersed with sequences from the shooting of Visconti's film, he films Poncet, Maisonseul, Bénisti and Sénac, friends of Camus, in full discussions to situate Camus and his work in a sociological and historical context. “The idea is for us to show people, others, ourselves as if they could all be Meursault, or at least the witnesses concerned to his drama.”
Maria-Pilar is the new wife of an Algerian gangster whom the police have just arrested. The son of a first marriage arrives in Algiers from which he has remained far away for a long time. His stepmother, charmed by the teenager, gradually experiences a devouring passion, against which Michel tries in vain to fight: he loves a young girl, Sylvie. Mad with jealousy, his stepmother singles him out for his father's vengeance by distorting the truth. Michel does not escape his father's fury, but when the woman's deception becomes known, Maria-Pilar is strangled to death.
Directed by Mustapha Badie.
The daily life and tribulations of colorful residents in the millennial popular district of the Casbah of Algiers.