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Once Upon a Time in the Oued

2005★ 5.5 · 741h 33mComedy

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.

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Cast

Omar Sy
as le génie de la lampe

Ramzy Bedia
as Les commerçants

Éric Judor
as Les commerçants

Karina Testa
as Nadia

Élie Semoun
as Le maître d'hôtel

Marilou Berry
as Nadège

Karim Belkhadra
as Le parrain

Salah Eddine Benmoussa
as Le Hajj

Atmen Kelif
as Naber, un cousin du désert

Julien Courbey
as Johnny Leclerc

Max Morel
as Le père de Johnny

Olivier Baroux
as Le vacancier suisse

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Release date: 2005-10-19

Runtime: 1h 33m

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Comedy

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