Join the Edmonton Jewish Film Festival for a screening of The Blond Boy from the Casbah at the Capitol Theatre in Fort Edmonton Park.

Passionate filmmaker Antoine returns to his birthplace, Algiers, with his young son to showcase his new film, which recounts his childhood in mid-20th century Algeria during the civil war. As he explores the city, Antoine takes us through the joyful, tearful, and laughter-filled moments of his youth, spent between school, friends, and his Jewish family. The film also highlights the mosaic of religions that coexisted in Algiers at the time. Growing up in the final days of Algeria's pre-independence era, young Antoine discovers his deep love for cinema and begins to understand his true identity.