Harragas

Set in Mostaganem on the northern Algerian coast, the latest film by the renowned Algerian director Allouache addresses a phenomenon that has shocked many in Algeria: the growing numbers of people (known as ‘harragas’) who risk their lives by crossing the Mediterranean clandestinely in order to enter the EU. The film follows a group of migrants who set sail for Spain after paying a local smuggler – but all does not go to plan…