Cheb (1991)
After a conviction for theft, Merwan was expelled from France, where he had lived since the age of one, to Algeria, his country of birth. In a foreign country of which he knows neither the language nor the customs, he finds himself stripped of his belongings and on the street.
Director:
Rachid Bouchareb
Writers:
Christian Zerbib, Rachid Bouchareb, Abdelkrim Bahloul.
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Mourad Bounaas as Merwan |
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Nozha Khouadra as Malika |
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Djohra Bachene as La mère de Merwan |
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Yahia Benmabrouk as Le taxi clandestin |
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Boualem Benani as Le capitaine |
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Pierre-Loup Rajot as Ceccaldi |
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Aziz Anik as L'Officier de la PAF |
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Fawzi B. Saichi as Garçon du hammam |
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Mohamed Nacef as L'adjudant |
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Nadji Beida as Miloud |
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Houari Bellamou as Ali |
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Cheik Doukouré as Le chauffeur malien |
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Thameur as L'oncle de Malika |
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Abdelkader Djalti as Le père de Merwan |
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Abdelhamid Rebaini as Le père de Malika |
| Writing | Christian Zerbib | Screenplay |
| Camera | Youcef Sahraoui | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Rachid Bouchareb | Screenplay |
| Writing | Abdelkrim Bahloul | Screenplay |
| Directing | Rachid Bouchareb | Director |
| Sound | Safy Boutella | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jean Bréhat | Producer |
| Production | Rachid Bouchareb | Producer |
| Editing | Guy Lecorne | Editor |