Gourbi Palace

Mar 9, 2006

1h 30m

★ 10.0

Overview

A poor man rescues a rich man from burglars. as a way for thanking him The rich guy invite him and his family to come and live in his luxurious hotel. The poor family's life turns upside down in their new home.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Centre Algérien pour l'Art et l'Industrie Cinématographique (CAAIC)

Gourbi Palace Trailers

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Cast

Lakhder

Lakhder Boukhers

Aldjia

Fatima Hellilou

Tbash Lakhder's son

Hakim Dekkar

Hamid

Sid Ahmed Agoumi

Hamid Wife

Nadia Samir

Samir Hamid's son

Hichem Mesbah

Hamid's sister

Farida Saboundji

Hotel employee

Madani Meslem

Psychologist

Rachid Zighmi

Police man 2

Abdelbacet Benkhalifa

Brahim Ahmadouche

Laz

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