Once Upon a Time in the Oued (2005)

Once Upon a Time in the Oued (2005)

2005-10-19 France 93 Min. PG-13
5.5 70 votes

Overview

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 is Johnny Leclerc
Johnny Leclerc
Sid Ahmed Agoumi is Mohamed Sabri
Mohamed Sabri
David Saracino is Yacine Sabri
Yacine Sabri
Marilou Berry is Nadège
Amina Annabi is Relah Sabri
Relah Sabri
Olivier Baroux is Le vacancier suisse
Le vacancier suisse
Eric Judor is Les commerçants
Les commerçants
Ramzy Bedia is Les commerçants
Les commerçants
Aziz Degga is Un Tonton
Un Tonton
Omar Sy is le génie de la lampe
le génie de la lampe