Once Upon a Time in the Oued

5.520051h 33mComedy

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.

Released: 2005-10-19

Duration: 1h 33m

Genre: Comedy

Country: France

Director: Djamel Bensalah

Writer: Yohan Duport, Gilles Laurent, Djamel Bensalah

Cast: Julien Courbey, Sid Ahmed Agoumi, David Saracino, Karina Testa, Marilou Berry, Amina Annabi

Production: Gaumont