Better than "Citizen Kane". Best world cinema film about hopelessness, pain and frustration.

Omar Gatlato (1976) directed by Merzak Allouache

Thanks you very much, very much and really very much Mister Merzak Allouache for having made one of the most original, honest and frank film about the loss of dreams of the young generation. You have made all your films under harsh conditions and trust me mankind will remember you for this humanist masterpiece. It is a film which shows how so many dreams have died, how individual dignity of ordinary people is suppressed. What is to be done when the dreams do not exist any more. Although the film depicts a young Algerian man, the story could have taken place anywhere in the world especially in a third world country or developing countries (for all the admirers of politically correct stance). Anyone who has a heart can easily comprehend the pain and suffering of this young man. Recommendation : a great film for those who want to become better human beings.

Uncommon Tunisian Road Movie about dreamers

Le Chant de la Noria (2002) directed by Abdellatif Ben Ammar

The first thing which made me watch this film was the fact that Abdellatif Ben Ammar is a veteran figure of Tunisian cinema. After having studied cinema at the famous IDHEC film school in Paris,he has worked with some of the most respected figures of world cinema like Rossellini, Chabrol and George Cukor. He has even co-produced the film "Les Baliseurs du désert" directed by Nacer Khemir. Before making "Le chant de la Noria",Abdellatif Ben Ammar had already made 3 critically acclaimed films. This film is a kind of road movie in which proper care is taken of the depiction of the status of women in the traditional Tunisian society.Although road movies are a common feature of European as well as American cinemas, this is for the first time that someone has made a road movie in the history of Arab (Tunisian) cinema. This road movie is different as it is rather light whereas most of the traditional road movies tend to be serious.