Once Upon a Time in the Oued

Oct 19, 2005

1h 33m

★ 5.5

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Gaumont

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Cast

Johnny Leclerc

Julien Courbey

Mohamed Sabri

Sid Ahmed Agoumi

Yacine Sabri

David Saracino

Nadia

Karina Testa

Nadège

Marilou Berry

Relah Sabri

Amina Annabi

Le vacancier suisse

Olivier Baroux

Les commerçants

Eric Judor

Les commerçants

Ramzy Bedia

Un Tonton

Aziz Degga

le génie de la lampe

Omar Sy

Le Hajj

Salah Eddine Benmoussa

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