Camus’ classic is reimagined with stark beauty, moral ambiguity and a mesmerising central performance.

François Ozon delivers a bold, visually striking new adaptation of Albert Camus’ The Stranger, transporting audiences to 1930s French‑colonial Algeria with luminous black‑and‑white cinematography. Meursault is a detached young clerk whose indifferent response to his mother’s death and a sudden act of violence places him at the centre of a gripping murder trial. As Ozon blends courtroom drama, existential tension and a contemporary lens on empire and identity, the film honours Camus’ iconic text while giving it fresh urgency.

With standout performances, this is prestige French cinema at its most assured.

Director: François Ozon

Cast: Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Denis Lavant, Swann Arlaud, Christophe Malavoy