In 1930s Algeria, the daily life of an indifferent Frenchman is shaken by the death of his mother and a fateful encounter on a beach.

“Ozon’s direction captures the complexity of a text that seems simple at first glance. On the one hand, it puts you firmly inside the protagonist’s head, offering a keenly subjective, first-person perspective; on the other, a sense of distance and alienation permeates his film. This feeling of being both incredibly close to and always at one remove from what’s happening beautifully recreates the experience of reading Camus’ masterpiece.” ~ Zhuo-Ning Su, The Film Stage

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