100% Arabica (1997)
The movie takes place in a poverty-stricken, rent-controlled neighborhood on the outskirts of Paris. Algerian immigrants, many of whom are in France illegally, the place has earned the nickname of "100%Arabica". It's a rough neighborhood - crime is rampant, gangs of juvenile delinquents roam the streets, and the police are afraid to patrol the area. When the out-of-touch mayor decides that he wants to restore order to the area, he offers a subsidy to Slimane, the imam of the local mosque. If Slimane can get people off the streets, the mayor will continue the payments. Soon the byways of 100%Arabica are almost peaceful - but not because of something Slimane has done. The reason is that a new Rai Band, Rap Oriental, has taken the neighborhood by storm...
Director: Mahmoud Zemmouri
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Cheb Khaled as Rachid |
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Cheb Mami as Krimo |
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Fatiha Berber as La mère de Majid |
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Mouss Zouheyri as Slimane |
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Mazouz Ould-Abderrahmane as L'Imam de Barbès |
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Youssef Diawara as Sylla |
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Farid Fedjer as Kamel |
| Directing | Mahmoud Zemmouri | Director |
| Writing | Marie-Laurence Attias | Writer |
| Writing | Mahmoud Zemmouri | Writer |
| Production | Marie-Laurence Attias | Producer |
| Camera | Jean-Claude Vicquery | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Noël Véry | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Youcef Tobni | Editor |
| Production | Zamih Zemmouri | Casting |
| Art | Denis Acker | Production Design |
| Art | Christian Guillebaud | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mahadevi Apavou | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leïla Amghar | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | François Groult | Sound |