Harraga Blues

Harraga Blues (2013) is a feature film. Top cast includes Mouni Bouallam, Zakaria Ramdane, and Ahmed Benaissa. The plot follows a central conflict that grows in scope as the film progresses.

Actor: Mouni Bouallam

Zine and Rayanne plan to flee to a dreamland, a fantasy haven on the north shore of the Mediterranean. The crossing is commonly made in fishing boats and other small craft; hundreds of harragas die each year. Zine embarks for Spain with a group of others, while Rayyane decides to stay back to raise more money for the crossing - which involves tricking his uncle into lending him money under the pretense of running a local business. But, like so many other working poor around the world, Rayanne refuses to weigh the danger against the prospect of a better world.