Once Upon a Time in the Oued

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 19, 2005

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

Gaumont

Cast

Ramzy Bedia,Aïcha Mahmah,Olivier Baroux,Pierre Ménès,Karina Testa,Kamel Bouakkaz,Amina Annabi,Jamal Lababsi,Mohamed Tsouli,Sid Ahmed Agoumiand 19 more

Director

Djamel Bensalah

Writer

Djamel Bensalah,Gilles Laurent,Yohan Duport

Producer

Franck Chorot

Cinematography

Pascal Gennesseaux

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0428663