Bab El-Oued City
| Bab El-Oued City | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Merzak Allouache |
| Written by | Merzak Allouache |
| Produced by | Merzak Allouache |
| 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 |
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]
Plot[]
Boualem is a baker's boy who works early mornings and sleeps during the day. One day, the imam's pray 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 hunt against the perpetrator.[2]
Cast[]
- Nadia Kaci - Yamina
- - Said
- - Boualem
- - Mabrouk
- - Mess
- - Rachid
- - Lalla Djamila
- - The aunt
- - Paulo Gosen
- - Ouardya
- - Hassan the baker
- - The postman
- - The shoemender
- - Hanifa
- Ahmed Benaissa - The Imam
References[]
- ^ "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.
External links[]
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- 1994 films
- Arabic-language films
- Algerian films
- 1994 drama films
- Films directed by Merzak Allouache
- Algerian drama films
- Films about Islam
- Algerian film stubs