Cour Interdite (1999)
Cour interdite is about drugs, naïve dreams, and the demise of values. A young Arab from the Paris suburbs, where poverty, unemployment and drugs are very much the reality, Djamel Ouahab saw many people around him dying, which led him to this project that took seven years to complete. The director plays a drug dealer who takes care of his family, protects his mother, and tries to shield his little brother from the drugs around him. He also has to help an addicted friend to quit his habit. Just when we think that he might be successful, reality hits him in the face. The message is that you can't escape drugs with drug money. Cour interdite chronicles the drug dealer's descent into hell. It is a realistic film with poetic dimensions. Ouahab tries to show the world of drug addicts but also the human side of the dealer.
Director: Djamel Ouahab
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Djamel Ouahab as Illyr |
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Patrick Gramain as Paco |
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Mourad Selimi as Claquette |
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Alain Kouhani as Rodrigo |
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Nadia Vasil as La Mère |
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Rony Kramer as Murphy |
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Bass Dhem as Yannis |
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Valérie Boulenouar as Sara |
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Nordine Yazid as Didi |
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Gérard Sergue as Chef des Stups |
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Blandine Pélissier as Sally |
| Writing | Djamel Ouahab | Writer |
| Production | Claude Besson | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Jean-René de Fleurieu | Producer |
| Crew | Guy Chanel | Cinematography |
| Editing | Gilbert Kikoïne | Editor |
| Editing | Jean-Pierre Pruils | Editor |
| Lighting | Edwin Broyer | Electrician |
| Camera | Sophie Pejus | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Djamel Ouahab | Director |
