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L'Obstacle

1965 · 14 min

A charming, culturally rich short that balances light comedy with a sincere search for love across two worlds.

Directed by
Mohamed Bouamari
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Mohamed Chouikh, Anissa Mezaguer, Ahmed Benmensour
Overview
Algerian youth of the 1960s, straddling traditional South Mediterranean and Western culture and the desire for emancipation of younger generations to find true love.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Mohamed Bouamari
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Mohamed Chouikh, Anissa Mezaguer, Ahmed Benmensour
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • trauma
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Mohamed Bouamari
Written by
Tewfik Farès, Mohamed Bouamari
Starring
Mohamed Chouikh, Anissa Mezaguer, Ahmed Benmensour
Cinematography
Mustafa Ben Mihoub, Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina
Runtime
14 min
Country
Algeria
Languages
Arabic, French

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