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