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Karim MOUSSAOUI, Algeria, 2024

SYNOPSIS

Réda lives with his parents in an upscale neighborhood of Algiers. He holds a position in the country’s largest oil company, which is run by his cold and authoritarian father. Beneath this outward success, Réda conceals a profound inner distress. One day, after his father’s death, an inexplicable event occurs—Réda’s reflection disappears from the mirror…

BIOFILMOGRAPHY

Karim Moussaoui is an Algerian filmmaker whose works have been selected for renowned festivals such as Locarno, Clermont-Ferrand, Brive, and Plans d’Angers. His debut feature film, Waiting for the Swallows (En attendant les hirondelles, 2016), won the Fondation Gan award and was selected in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017.