Il était une fois dans l'oued (2005)
Directed by Djamel Bensalah
Comedy
aka: Once Upon a Time in the Oued
Il était une fois dans l'oued (2005)
Film 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...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Djamel Bensalah
- Script: Djamel Bensalah, Abdelkrim Brahmi, Yohan Duport, Gilles Laurent, Mokobé Traoré
- Cinematographer: 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)
- Country: France
- Language: French / Arabic
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 93 min
- Aka: Once Upon a Time in the Oued
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