Summary
In 1988, Yacine is reluctant to leave his home in the suburbs of Paris
to spend the summer in Algeria, his homeland. Johnny Leclerc, his
best friend, dreams of nothing else than beginning a new life as a
Muslim in Algeria. When Yacine finally decides to set out
for Algeria, Johnny sees an ideal opportunity to realise his dream...
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Credits
- Director: Djamel Bensalah
- Script: Djamel Bensalah, Abdelkrim Brahmi, Yohan Duport, Gilles Laurent, Mokobé Traoré
- Photo: Pascal Gennesseaux
- Cast: Julien Courbey (Johnny Leclerc, alias Abdel Bachir), Sid Ahmed Agoumi (Monsieur Sabri), David Saracino (Yacine), Karina Testa (Nadia), Marilou Berry (Nadège), Amina Annabi (Mme Khiera Sabri), Medy Kerouani (Medy), Karim Belkhadra (Le parrain), Frankie Pain (La mère de Johnny), Max Morel (Le père de Johnny), Mouss Benia (Pote 1), Adrien Saint-Joré (Pote 2), Stéphane Soo Mongo (Pote 3), Yohan Duport (Pote 4), Mohamed Kafi (Oncle d’Alger), Leïla Fadili (Cousine d’Alger), Hatim Seddiki (Cousin d’Alger), Aïcha Mahmah (Grand-mère d’Alger), Omar Chenbod (Grand-père d’Alger), Mustapha Slaoui (L’oncle du désert), Salah Eddine Benmoussa (Le Hadj), Mohamed Attik (Vieux du désert 1), Mustapha Salamat (Vieux du désert 2), Mustapha Ziraoui (Le cousin du désert), Adel Sekir (Le petit), Walid Farajallah (Le môme), Omar Bencadi (Un copain de Medy), Kacer Missaoui (Le speaker), Hicham Damir (Le blédard joueur de foot), Younès Edhadeh (Le capitaine de l’équipe), Omar Zelloum (Le barman), Hassan Koubba (Un cousin), Jamal Lababsi (Le videur), Omar Yami (Le douanier), Zaki Boulenafed (Cousin), Abdelaziz Degga (Un tonton)
- Country: Algeria / France
- Language: French / Arabic
- Runtime: 93 min
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