Once Upon a Time in the Oued
2005 • Comedy
Djamel Bensalah
Director
Djamel Bensalah
Writer
Yohan Duport
Writer
Gilles Laurent
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
October 19, 2005
Duration
93 Min
Language
fr
Popularity
4.816
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
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.
Cast
Julien Courbey
Sid Ahmed Agoumi
David Saracino
Karina Testa
Marilou Berry
Amina Annabi
Olivier Baroux
Eric Judor
Ramzy Bedia
Aziz Degga
Omar Sy
Salah Eddine Benmoussa
Atmen Kelif
Élie Semoun
Frankie Pain
Pierre Ménès
Max Morel
Karim Belkhadra
Medi Kerouani
Jamal Lababsi
Omar Yami
Tapa Sudana