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Once Upon a Time in the Oued

(2005)

October 19, 2005 1h 33m
55%
TMDB Score

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.

Djamel Bensalah

Director

Top Billed Cast

JC

Julien Courbey

Johnny Leclerc

SAA

Sid Ahmed Agoumi

Mohamed Sabri

DS

David Saracino

Yacine Sabri

KT

Karina Testa

Nadia

MB

Marilou Berry

Nadège

AA

Amina Annabi

Relah Sabri

OB

Olivier Baroux

Le vacancier suisse

ÉJ

Éric Judor

Les commerçants

RB

Ramzy Bedia

Les commerçants

AD

Aziz Degga

Un Tonton