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Once Upon a Time in the Oued is a french film of genre Comedy directed by Djamel Bensalah with Julien Courbey
Once Upon a Time in the Oued (2005)
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Add to a movie listIl était une fois dans l'Oued est un film français réalisé par Djamel Bensalah, sorti en 2005.
Le film, dont le titre est une référence évidente au film Il était une fois dans l'Ouest de Sergio Leone, raconte l'histoire d'un jeune français qui vit avec des beurs est convaincu de son origine maghrébine et qui profite du mariage d'un copain pour partir s'installer en Algérie. Il est produit en 2004.
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Johnny Leclerc, issu d'une mère normande et d'un père alsacien, vit dans une cité de banlieue en compagnie de ses amis, beurs pour la plupart. Il se comporte comme un musulman, fait le ramadan et porte une djelaba. Il est même persuadé de s'appeler Abdelbachir et d'être né dans un petit village du bled. Quand son ami Yacine a quelques ennuis avec un caïd local et décide de retourner pour les vacances en Algérie, il s'embarque clandestinement dans les bagages de la famille Sabri pour exaucer son rêve et connaître enfin ses « racines ». À peine arrivé sur la côte algérienne, Johnny se sent comme chez lui.Actors
Julien Courbey
(Johnny Leclerc)
David Saracino
(Yacine Sabri)
Karina Testa
(Nadia)
Marilou Berry
(Nadège)
Amina Annabi
(Relah Sabri)
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