Once Upon a Time in the Oued

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Once Upon a Time in the Oued (2005)

Directed by Djamel Bensalah

Comedy · 1h 33m

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

Crew

Director
Djamel Bensalah
Writer
Yohan Duport, Djamel Bensalah, Gilles Laurent
Director of Photography
Pascal Gennesseaux
Editor
Jean-François Elie
Producer
Franck Chorot

Details

Original title
Il était une fois dans l'Oued
Release date
2005-10-19
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Comedy
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Gaumont