Cinema
Inspector Tahar's Holiday
Les Vacances de l'inspecteur Tahar
Moussa Haddad · 1972
Synopsis
Invited by Ommi Traki, a popular figure in Tunis, Inspector Tahar and his assistant, known as the Apprentice, set off on holiday for Tunisia. Even before leaving Algeria, they come across a murder committed in a tourist complex. The two policemen throw themselves into the investigation, full of surprises and twists, which leads them as far as Tunis, to the home of their hostess and her family.
Context
The duo formed by Inspector Tahar, played by Hadj Abderrahmane, and the Apprentice, played by Yahia Benmabrouk, came from the stage and television; it had moved to the cinema in 1967, in a first film by the same director. This second instalment, produced by the national film office and shot in colour, sends him from Algiers to Tunis. The duo later had other adventures on screen, in 1977 and 1978. Some filmographies give the following year for this film.
Who it is for
A crime comedy of one hour fifty, easy to follow, carried by a duo that the Algerian public already knew.
Prizes and reception
Its director's best-known film; it circulates online today under its English title, Inspector Tahar's Holiday.
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