شونطي كبير

Albanian Travis Bickle .. literally

Some days, some nights
Some live, some die
In the way of the samurai
Some fight, some bleed
Sun up to sun down
The sons of a battlecry

Aïnouz document his trip to Algeria to reconnect with his origins. Through visual fragments and his voice-over narration -made like he is talking to his late mother- he tackles personal and historical themes, his parents relationship, his memories with his mother, historical and political situations of Brazil and Algeria.

The film was surprising stylistically, a very raw editing in many segments with smash cuts and sudden camera movements. A dreamy-surreal sequences. And a warm portrayal of the city of Algiers and the Kabyle mountains.