ABSTRACT
In this article, we report the ideological theme of the novel Les Étoiles de Sidi Moumen and the film Les Chevaux de Dieu by conducting an adaptation study. An ideological text is expressed using a structural approach and a critical discourse analysis of the aforementioned works. The result of this adaptation study reveals different ideological texts, especially in the transformation of the portrayal of the fundamentalist character. The narrative and cinematographic elements of the film eliminate some of the ideas found in the narrative structure of the novel, particularly with respect to several emotional aspects of the character. The film’s text relies on the interactions between characters to shape the fundamentalist figure. The result of this study is an ecranisation capable of depicting the image of the Islamic fundamentalist character. The image of the fundamentalist character can be observed as a form of self-awareness in human values, as found in the novel, or as an internalisation of sovereignty practices unbeknownst to the characters in the film.
