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Once Upon a Time in the Oued

2005 • 1h33m Comedy

Rating

5.5/10

Popularity

1

In 1988, Johnny Leclerc, the son of a Norman mother and an Alsatian father, lives in a suburban housing estate with his friends. He behaves like a Muslim, observes Ramadan and wears a djelaba. He's even convinced that his name is Abdelbachir and that he was born in a small village in the bled. When his friend Yacine gets into trouble with a local kaid and decides to return to Algeria for the vacations, he smuggles himself into the Sabri family's luggage to fulfill his dream and finally get to know his "roots". As soon as he arrived on the Algerian coast, Johnny felt right at home. But Yacine is opposed to his father, who wants to arrange his marriage.

Details

Director

Djamel Bensalah

Screenplay

Yohan Duport

Gilles Laurent

Djamel Bensalah

Cast

Julien Courbey

Sid Ahmed Agoumi

David Saracino

Release date

10/19/2005

Status

Released

Origin country

FR

Vote count

73