The King of Algiers

Directed by Elias Belkeddar

Produced by Iconoclast Films, Chi-Fou-Mi Productions

A darkly comedic buddy story about aging criminals learning to adapt to exile and mortality, balancing humor with the melancholy of a life lived outside the law.

Omar, better known as Omar the Strawberry, is an old-fashioned bandit. Forced to flee to Algeria, he makes a living out of petty crime, accompanied by his famous sidekick Roger. After decades of ruling the French criminal underworld, they must come to terms with their new life together, which until now has been one of debauchery and violence.