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Screening Room

Format: Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released: 1976 CE · 1396 AH†
Countries: DZ
Languages: ar (original) · fr (original)
Approach: comedy
Depiction of sacred figures: The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

A film by Merzak Allouache, marking the birth of modern Algerian cinema, about a young man in Bab El Oued between work, love and songs; a document of daily life. ¹ ²

People and things also explored

Bab Al-Hara· City of Life· We Are Lady Parts· The Band's Visit· The virtues of the Arabs of the Jahiliyya· Consecrated Livestock· Fez Festival of World Sacred Music· Şeb-i Arus

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “Omar Gatlato”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/umar-qatlatu-1976/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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Bab Al-Hara

Famous Syrian series about a Damascus neighbourhood in the 1930s; among the most successful Arab social dramas, running many seasons.