Bastardo
2013, Arabic. Directed by Néjib Belkadhi.
Larger-than-life characters populate director Nejib Belkadhi’s spellbinding combination of film noir and magic realism, which follows a downtrodden orphan — now grown but still saddled with a cruel nickname — who has a reversal of fortune and takes on the thugs who control his ghetto.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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- Released
- 9 September 2013
- Original title
- باستاردو
- Country
- France, Qatar, Tunisia
- Written by
- Néjib Belkadhi, Nicolas Simonin
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How long is Bastardo?
Bastardo runs 106 minutes (1h 46m).
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What movies are like Bastardo?
If you liked Bastardo, try Skin, The Young One, Kisses.
Who directed Bastardo?
Bastardo (2013) was directed by Néjib Belkadhi and stars Ahmed Abdelmonaâm Chouayet, Lobna Noomene, Taoufik El Bahri.