Once Upon a Time in the Oued
Genres
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
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
93 min
Release Date
2005-10-19
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
71
Vote Average
5.5
Julien Courbey
Johnny Leclerc
Sid Ahmed Agoumi
Mohamed Sabri
David Saracino
Yacine Sabri
Karina Testa
Nadia
Marilou Berry
Nadège
Amina Annabi
Relah Sabri
Olivier Baroux
Le vacancier suisse
Eric Judor
Les commerçants
Ramzy Bedia
Les commerçants
Aziz Degga
Un Tonton
Omar Sy
le génie de la lampe
Salah Eddine Benmoussa
Le Hajj
Atmen Kelif
Naber, un cousin du désert
Élie Semoun
Le maître d'hôtel
Frankie Pain
la mère de Johnny
Pierre Ménès
patron de Yacine au marché
Max Morel
Le père de Johnny
Karim Belkhadra
Le parrain
Medi Kerouani
Mehdi Sabri
Mustapha Slaoui
L'oncle du désert
Jamal Lababsi
Le videur
Omar Yami
Le Douanier
Tapa Sudana
Vieux Chinois cité
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
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