Mohamed Ben Kassen

Mohamed Ben Kassen is an Algerian actor. He plays the role of Little Omar in the cult film "The Battle of Algiers" by Gillo Pontecorvo (1966) with Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Rouiched... The action of the film "The Battle of Algiers" takes place in 1957, in Algeria, the people, supported by the FLN, revolt against the French occupier. On both sides, extreme methods are used: torture on the part of the French army and terrorism of Algerians revolting against the power in place. The war will spare no one. In the Casbah district of Algiers, a former delinquent, Ali La Pointe, refuses to stop the fighting, even when the situation seems desperate. For his part, Colonel Mathieu tries as best he can to carry out his mission, even if it means resorting to drastic means...

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Homepage https://www.spla.pro/fr/fiche.personnes.spla.56358.html
Birth Location Algiers, Algeria
Born

Movies

L'Histoire Du Film "La Bataille D'Alger" as Self (archive footage)
2018
La Bataille d'Alger, l'empreinte as Petit Omar (archive footage)
2018
The Battle of Algiers as Petit Omar
1966
Mohamed Ben Kassen hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows