Once Upon a Time in the Oued

Once Upon a Time in the Oued (2005) is a comedy film directed by Djamel Bensalah rated 5.5/10.

In 1988, Johnny Leclerc, the son of a Norman mother and an Alsatian father, lives in a suburban housing estate with his friends. He behaves like a Muslim, observes Ramadan and wears a djelaba. He's even convinced that his name is Abdelbachir and that he was born in a small village in the bled. When his friend Yacine gets into trouble with a local kaid and decides to return to Algeria for the vacations, he smuggles himself into the Sabri family's luggage to fulfill his dream and finally get to know his "roots". As soon as he arrived on the Algerian coast, Johnny felt right at home. But Yacine is opposed to his father, who wants to arrange his marriage.

Cast

Julien Courbey

Johnny Leclerc

Sid Ahmed Agoumi

Mohamed Sabri

David Saracino

Yacine Sabri

Karina Testa

Nadia

Marilou Berry

Nadège

Amina Annabi

Relah Sabri

Olivier Baroux

Le vacancier suisse

Éric Judor

Les commerçants

Ramzy Bedia

Les commerçants

Aziz Degga

Un Tonton

Omar Sy

le génie de la lampe

Salah Eddine Benmoussa

Le Hajj