CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 1h 33m

Once Upon a Time in the Oued

55%(74)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed byDjamel Bensalah

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
FR
Released
October 19, 2005
Studios
Gaumont

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Djamel Bensalah
Written by
Djamel Bensalah
Yohan Duport
Produced by
Franck Chorot
Franck Chorot

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