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Film: Omar Gatlato
 New Asia Cinema: Arab Cinema Panorama


Wednesday, November 8, 2006
 Room 137, Isenberg School of Management   7:30 pm
Free and open to the public
 Director: Merzak Allouache, 1976, 90 minutes.
Omar Gatlato is a reflection on Algerian male culture. The film examines with shrewd humor the gang values of urban youth; their passion for popular culture (soccer, "Hindoo" movies, räi concerts), their hidden fear of women and their social insecurity in a marginalizing environment.
"Omar Gatlato's deadpan narration belies the uncertainty and anger of his generation, which is beleaguered with problems of reconstruction and alienation." Lawrence Chua, Village Voice
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