The Adventures of a Hero

2h 5min

Comedy

Adventure

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.

Production Companies

Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)

Radiodiffusion Télévision Algérienne (RTA)

Release date

2nd Jan 1979

Status

Released

Spoken languages

العربية, Français