Bab El-Oued City is a 1994 Algerian drama film directed by Merzak Allouache. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Award.[1]
| Bab El-Oued City | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Merzak Allouache |
| Written by | Merzak Allouache |
| Produced by | Merzak Allouache Jacques Bidou Jean-Pierre Gallepe |
| Starring | Nadia Kaci |
| Cinematography | Jean-Jacques Mréjen |
| Edited by | Marie-Blanche Colonna |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Algeria |
| Language | Arabic |
Plot
editBoualem is a baker's boy who works early mornings and sleeps during the day. One day, the imam's prayer is boosted to full volume through Bab El-Oued's loud speakers, leading Boualem to tear out one of those speakers and throw it in the sea. The Islamic authorities of the city launch a manhunt for the perpetrator.[2]
Cast
edit- Nadia Kaci - Yamina
- Mohamed Ourdache - Said
- Hassan Abidou - Boualem
- Mabrouk Ait Amara - Mabrouk
- Messaoud Hattau - Mess
- Mourad Khen - Rachid
- Djamila Bachène - Lalla Djamila
- Simone Vignote - The aunt
- Michel Such - Paulo Gosen
- Nadia Samir - Ouardya
- Areski Nebti - Hassan the baker
- Osmane Bechikh - The postman
- Fawzi B. Saichi - The shoemender
- Fatma Zohra Bouseboua - Hanifa
- Ahmed Benaissa - The Imam
References
edit- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Bab El-Oued City". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Bab El Oued City - Film (1994) - SensCritique". www.senscritique.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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