The film “Opération Maillot” was shown at the 8th Menar Film Festival. Directed by the Algerian Okasha Touita, it’s about a junior French army officer, Henri Maillot, who deserted during the Algerian 
war for independence, taking with him an important stock of arms for the Algerian guerilla fighters.
Opening on January 14th, the two-week festival was held in Sofia (Bulgaria). Founded in 2009 by the association “Pozor”, the festival’s aim is to “help the Bulgarian people understand the traditions and cultures of Muslim countries”, the organizers told Huffpostmaghreb, “by presenting the best Middle Eastern and North African film productions.”
This year the Festival also celebrated women directors from Muslim countries, with screenings of their documentaries and short films.
Fifteen Moroccan, Egyptian, Turkish and Iranian films were in the competition, Okasha Touita’s feature film about the anti-colonial Henri Maillot among them.
For more information see: http://en.menarfest.com/welcome.html
Sources : menarfest.com, huffpostmaghreb.com
