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Front Row

2026 · 86 min

A warm, gently comic slice of life that turns a family's race for a beach spot into a wry, affectionate portrait of everyday hustle.

Directed by
Merzak Allouache
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nabil Asli, Fatiha Ouared, Idir Benaibouche
Tagline
Let us see the sea!
Overview
Up bright and early with their pet in tow, Zohra Bouderbala and her five children are heading to the beach. This is not a drill! In Algiers, the coveted front row spot waits for no one, but it’s not this family’s first time having to beat the summer seaside crowds. The unmotivated and out-of-luck masses who arrive too late will be left to a viewless laze in the sun, the alleged horizon blocked by a fortress of parasols and flowing canopies.

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Directed by
Merzak Allouache
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nabil Asli, Fatiha Ouared, Idir Benaibouche
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • class
  • work
  • survival
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Starring
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Music
David Hadjadj, Jérôme Pérez
Cinematography
Mohamed Tayeb Laggoune
Runtime
86 min
Country
Algeria, France, Saudi Arabia
Languages
Arabic

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