Les Films Pelléas

The Vanishing

Réda lives with his parents in a middle-class district of Algiers, and holds a job in the country's biggest oil and gas company, run by his charismatic, authoritarian father, Youcef. But beneath this veneer of apparent success, Réda conceals a deep-seated uneasiness : he lives in his father's shadow and can't say no to him. His brother Fayçal, on the other hand, leads an open rebellion against Youcef, and ends up leaving the family home for good, leaving Réda to face his loneliness and frustration. One day, the father dies and something unexpected happens: Réda's reflection disappears from the mirror.

Duration 1h31CastSammy Lechea, Zar Amir, Hamid Amirouche, Idir Chender, Nadia Kaci, Nassima Benchicou

Nomination & Awards

Angoulême Film Festival - Official Selection

Fameck Arab Film Festival - Press Award Selection

FilmFest Hamburg - Kaleidoscope Section

Bordeaux Independant Film Festival - Avant-première Coup de coeur

Credits

cast
Reda Belamri
Sammy Lechea
Malika
Zar Amir
Youcef Belamri
Hamid Amirouche
Zohra Belamri
Djalila Kadi-Hanifi
Faycal Belamri
Idir Chender
Djaouida
Nassima Benchicou
Makhloufi
Chawki Amari
With the participation of
Nadia Kaci
technical list
Written by
Karim Moussaoui et Maud Ameline
Adapted from
the novel "L'effacement" by Samir Toumi edited by Editions Barzakh (Alger
2016)
Produced by
David Thion
Associate Producer
Philippe Martin
Coproduced by
Nicole Gerhards
Dora Bouchoucha et Lina Chaabane
Music Composer
Florencia Di Concilio
Image
Kristy Baboul
Editing
Clément Pinteaux
First Assistant Director
Camille Fleury
Script Supervisor
Julia Colin
Sound
François Méreu
Casting
Leïla Fournier
Set Designer
Karim Lagati
Costumes
Elfie Carlier
Production Manager
Jean-Philippe Rouxel
Location Manager
Olivier Coquillon
Sound Editing
Kai Storch
Béatrice Wick
Mixing
Samuel Aïchoun
A production
Les Films Pelléas
In coproduction with
NiKo Film and Nomadis Images
And
Arte G.E.I.E.
ZDF/Arte
Read Sea Fund
Une Initiative du Red Sea International Film Festival
With the support of
Ciné+
With the participation of
Arte G.E.I.E.
ZDF/Arte
With the support of
La Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in partnership with CNC
le Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and Filmförderungsanstalt
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein
Normedia - Film und Mediengesellschaf Niedersachsen/Bremen mbH
Creative Europe MEDIA
In association with
Ad Vitam
MK2 Films
MAD Solutions
And
Indéfilms 12
Cinémage 18
Developped with the support of
Cinéaxe développement 3
Cinéventure développement 6
Cinémage développement 17
L'Institut français d'Algérie
French Distribution
Ad Vitam
International sales
MK2 Films

Filmography

Prochainement
Les Films Pelleas

The Vanishing

Karim Moussaoui

2020
Les Films Pelleas
2020
Les Films Pelleas

Les Divas du Taguerabt

Karim Moussaoui

2017
Les Films Pelleas