Il était une fois dans l’oued (2005)

Dir: Djamel Bensalah Comedy stars 2

Overview

Il était une fois dans l’oued is a French film comedy first released in 2005, directed by Djamel Bensalah. The film stars Julien Courbey, Sid Ahmed Agoumi, David Saracino and Karina Testa. Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.

Synopsis

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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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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