De l'huile sur le feu (2011)
Directed by Nicolas Benamou

Comedy

Film Synopsis

Once upon a time in Belleville there were two restaurants situated opposite one another - the Berbère King, owned by the Chouffry family, and the Empire of the Dragon, run by the Zi family.  The two restaurants manage to coexist quite happily until one dark day when Samir Chouffry accuses Mr Zi of having eaten his dog...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Nicolas Benamou
  • Script: Nicolas Benamou, Jérôme Borenstejn, Romain Lévy, Mathieu Oullion, Cécile Sellam
  • Cinematographer: Julien Meurice
  • Cast: Nader Boussandel (Samir Chouffry), Vincent Lacoste (Pierrick), Tien Shue (Wong Zy), Azeddine Benamara (Kamel Chouffry), Alice Belaïdi (Nadiya Chouffry), Fatsah Bouyahmed (Hicham), Bun-hay Mean (Tony), Yubai Zhang (Ting Ting), Emir Seghir (Oussama Chouffry), Paul Sheng (Stéphane Zy), Heling Li (Feng Popo Zy), Saïda Bekkouche (Hayet Chouffry), Claude Gensac (Mme Lavignasse), Julie Ferrier (La fliquette), Vincent Desagnat (Dragueur Nouvel An chniois), Ary Abittan (Serveur pizzeria), Patrick Haudecoeur (Le client aveugle), Jérôme Le Banner (Le flic), Big John (Abdelkrim), Youssef Hamid (L'imam)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 87 min

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