Overview
- The film begins its German theatrical run on 1 January after premiering in Venice and opening in France in October 2025.
- Shot in black and white and set in late-1930s Algiers, the adaptation stays close to Camus’s novel and stars Benjamin Voisin with Rebecca Marder and Pierre Lottin.
- Ozon underscores the colonial setting through archival material and pointed dialogue that addresses racism in Algeria at the time.
- Early reviews are largely positive, though some critics fault a reverent tone and an occasionally eroticized presentation of the protagonist.
- German cinemas also debut Bon Voyage and Holy Meat this week, rounding out a slate of intimate, idea-driven European releases.