The Foreign Son
2015, French. Directed by Abdallah Badis.
Answering the call of his homeland Algeria, there seems to be a path unfolding in front of him, and it is tortuous. Providence provides a child to guide him. The apparently pristine wilderness is heavy with the history of the land. Along a fine line between reality and fantasy, the past surfaces through archive footage. Strangely, the uncanny trip will lead the foreign son to connect with a landscape he hardly knows, and allow his intimate reunion with an estranged family.
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 December 2015
- Original title
- Le fils étranger
- Written by
- Abdallah Badis
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The Foreign Son isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 December 2015. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Foreign Son?
The Foreign Son (2015) was directed by Abdallah Badis and stars Abdallah Badis.