Once Upon a Time in the Oued (2005)

  • TP
  • 10/19/2005 (FR)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 33m

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, Writer

Yohan Duport

Writer

Gilles Laurent

Writer

Cast

Julien Courbey's headshot

Julien Courbey

Johnny Leclerc
Sid Ahmed Agoumi's headshot

Sid Ahmed Agoumi

Mohamed Sabri
David Saracino's headshot

David Saracino

Yacine Sabri
Karina Testa's headshot

Karina Testa

Nadia
Marilou Berry's headshot

Marilou Berry

Nadège
Amina Annabi's headshot

Amina Annabi

Relah Sabri
Olivier Baroux's headshot

Olivier Baroux

Le vacancier suisse
Eric Judor's headshot

Eric Judor

Les commerçants

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