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Once Upon a Time in the Oued
Once Upon a Time in the Oued
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Once Upon a Time in the Oued

Original Title: Il était une fois dans l'Oued

2005
1h 33m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

2005

Runtime

1h 33m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Oct 19, 2005
Languages
French
Director
Djamel Bensalah
Production
Gaumont
Gaumont
Production Countries
France

Top Cast

29 Cast Members

Julien Courbey

Julien Courbey

Johnny Leclerc

Sid Ahmed Agoumi

Sid Ahmed Agoumi

Mohamed Sabri

David Saracino

David Saracino

Yacine Sabri

Karina Testa

Karina Testa

Nadia

Marilou Berry

Marilou Berry

Nadège

Amina Annabi

Amina Annabi

Relah Sabri

Olivier Baroux

Olivier Baroux

Le vacancier suisse

Éric Judor

Éric Judor

Les commerçants

Ramzy Bedia

Ramzy Bedia

Les commerçants

Aziz Degga

Aziz Degga

Un Tonton

Omar Sy

Omar Sy

le génie de la lampe

Salah Eddine Benmoussa

Salah Eddine Benmoussa

Le Hajj

Atmen Kelif

Atmen Kelif

Naber, un cousin du désert

Élie Semoun

Élie Semoun

Le maître d'hôtel

Frankie Pain

Frankie Pain

la mère de Johnny

Pierre Ménès

Pierre Ménès

patron de Yacine au marché

Max Morel

Max Morel

Le père de Johnny

Karim Belkhadra

Karim Belkhadra

Le parrain

Medi Kerouani

Medi Kerouani

Mehdi Sabri

Mustapha Slaoui

L'oncle du désert

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