Once Upon a Time in the Oued
93 mins
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.
Mustapha Slaoui
L'oncle du désert
Youssef Britel
Un cousin d'Oran
Abdelkader Lofti
Le cheikh
Mohamed Tsouli
David, l'homme à la kippa
Kamel Bouakkaz
Guichetier à la Poste d'Alger
Aïcha Mahmah
Grand-mère d'Alger
Djamel Bensalah
Director
Ferouz Zaafour
Hairstylist
Yohan Duport
Writer
Jean-François Elie
Editor
Maria Jittou
Makeup Artist
Alain Lévy
Sound
Bouchra Fakhri
Casting
Nicolas d'Halluin
Sound Recordist
Djamel Bensalah
Writer
Gilles Laurent
Writer
Antoine Deflandre
Sound
Fabio Perrone
Costume Design