Le Bougnoul

Apr 23, 1975

1h 42m

★ 10.0

Overview

A construction worker on a construction site in the Paris suburbs, Mehdi takes the bus to return home after work. Wishing to get off while the vehicle is stationary in a traffic jam, the driver refuses: while restarting, the bus hits the car in front of it. The bus driver attacks Mehdi whom he holds responsible for the incident, claiming that it is forbidden to “talk to the stagehand”. Mehdi is implicated in court and his lawyer tries to draw attention to the living conditions of immigrant workers.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

ORTF

Patricia Films

Société du Film

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Cast

Mehdi Ben Chraïbi

Mohamed Zinet

Omar

Rabah Loucif

L'avocate

Elisabeth Huppert

Le chauffeur de bus

Georges Géret

Le journaliste

Patrick Préjean

Le substitut du procureur

Sady Rebbot

Jeannot

Roger Dumas

Le présisent du tribunal

Jean Degrave

Rémy Cortin - le patron du bistrot

Bernard Lajarrige

Le chauffeur de taxi

Raoul Delfosse

L'acheteuse

Lucienne Hamon

La serveuse

Anne-Marie Coffinet

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