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Once Upon a Time in the Oued
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Title: Once Upon a Time in the Oued

Release Date: 19 Oct 2005

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Gaumont

Production Companies: Gaumont

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.5 (70 votes)

Cast

  • Johnny Leclerc: Julien Courbey
  • Mohamed Sabri: Sid Ahmed Agoumi
  • Yacine Sabri: David Saracino
  • Nadia: Karina Testa
  • Nadège: Marilou Berry
  • Relah Sabri: Amina Annabi
  • Le vacancier suisse: Olivier Baroux
  • Les commerçants: Eric Judor
  • Les commerçants: Ramzy Bedia
  • Un Tonton: Aziz Degga
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