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The Kid from Chaaba is a french film of genre Drama directed by Christophe Ruggia with Mohamed Fellag
The Kid from Chaaba (1998)
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Add to a movie listLe Gone du Chaâba est un film franco-algérien réalisé par Christophe Ruggia en 1997 et sorti en janvier 1998, adapté du livre autobiographique d'Azouz Begag.
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Adapté du livre autobiographique d’Azouz Begag, ce film raconte l’enfance d'Omar (nom donné à Azouz dans le film) dans un bidonville de la banlieue lyonnaise de 1963. Le mot « gone » est un mot du patois lyonnais désignant les enfants. Le Chaâba (ou bidonville) est un ensemble d’habitations précaire sans hygiène et misérable, mais où il règne tout de même l’entraide, la fraternité et la solidarité. Le film développe la vie quotidienne des immigrés, le racisme et la xénophobie, le rôle de l’école dans l’intégration... Mais il souligne aussi les différences entre les modes de vies, les disparités des richesses.Actors
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