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9/10 Produced by Franck Chorot Cinematography Pascal Gennesseaux Initial release 19 October 2005 (France) Box office 6.7 million USD | 4.9/10 Directed by Djamel Bensalah Starring Julien Courbey Edited by Jean-François Elie Director Djamel Bensalah Budget 5 million USD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Written by Djamel Bensalah
Gilles Laurent
Abdelkrim Brahmi
Yohan Duport
Mokobé Screenplay Djamel Bensalah, Gilles Laurent Cast Julien Courbey, David Saracino, Karina Testa, Marilou Berry, Amina Annabi Similar Beur sur la ville, The Race, Big City, Neuilly Yo Mama!, Beur blanc rouge |
Once Upon a Time in the Oued (or Il était une fois dans l'oued) is a 2005 French comedy film directed by Djamel Bensalah.
Plot
Johnny Leclerc, from a Norman mother and an Alsatian father lives in a company in suburban city of his friends, mostly North Africans. He behaves like a Muslim, make the Ramadan and wear a djelaba. He is even persuaded to be called Abdul Bashir and to be born in a small village of Bled. When his friend Yacine has some trouble with a local guy and decides to return for holidays in Algeria, he sailed clandestinely in the luggage of the Sabri family to fulfill his dream and finally know his "roots". Just arrived on the Algerian coast, Johnny feels like home.
References
Once Upon a Time in the Oued Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA