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Il était une fois dans l'oued

  • 2005
  • 1h 33m
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Il était une fois dans l'oued (2005)
Comedy

Johnny Leclerc lives in a suburban city in the company of his friends, most of whom are 'beurs'. He behaves like a Muslim, does Ramadan and wears a djellaba. He is even persuaded to be calle... Read allJohnny Leclerc lives in a suburban city in the company of his friends, most of whom are 'beurs'. He behaves like a Muslim, does Ramadan and wears a djellaba. He is even persuaded to be called AbdelbachirJohnny Leclerc lives in a suburban city in the company of his friends, most of whom are 'beurs'. He behaves like a Muslim, does Ramadan and wears a djellaba. He is even persuaded to be called Abdelbachir

  • Director
    • Djamel Bensalah
  • Writers
    • Djamel Bensalah
    • Yohan Duport
    • Gilles Laurent
  • Stars
    • Julien Courbey
    • Sid Ahmed Agoumi
    • David Saracino
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    430
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Djamel Bensalah
    • Writers
      • Djamel Bensalah
      • Yohan Duport
      • Gilles Laurent
    • Stars
      • Julien Courbey
      • Sid Ahmed Agoumi
      • David Saracino
    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Marilou Berry and Julien Courbey in Il était une fois dans l'oued (2005)
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    Julien Courbey
    • Johnny Leclerc, alias Abdel Bachir
    Sid Ahmed Agoumi
    • Monsieur Sabri
    David Saracino
    • Yacine
    Karina Testa
    Karina Testa
    • Nadia
    Marilou Berry
    Marilou Berry
    • Nadège
    Amina Annabi
    • Mme Khiera Sabri
    Medi Kerouani
    • Medy
    • (as Medy Kerouani)
    Karim Belkhadra
    Karim Belkhadra
    • Le parrain
    Frankie Pain
    Frankie Pain
    • La mère de Johnny
    Max Morel
    • Le père de Johnny
    Mouss Benia
    • Pote 1
    Adrien Saint-Joré
    • Pote 2
    Stéphane Soo Mongo
    • Pote 3
    Yohan Duport
    • Pote 4
    Mohamed Kafi
    • Oncle d'Alger
    Leïla Fadili
    • Cousine d'Alger
    Hatim Seddiki
    • Cousin d'Alger
    Aïcha Mahmah
    • Grand-mère d'Alger
    • Director
      • Djamel Bensalah
    • Writers
      • Djamel Bensalah
      • Yohan Duport
      • Gilles Laurent
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    • Trivia
      Movie begins with a "Youyou sound system" jingle: this is an oriental parody of the "THX sound system" jingle, using maghrebian "youyou" shouts.
    • Connections
      References La boum (1980)

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    9/10
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    Hilarious movie, with great acting and fantastic jokes all the way. Quite unique in it was shot in Algeria and released globally. A pure gem that will have you travel away from wherever you are (unless you're watching from Algeria...)
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    • May 14, 2019

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    • Release date
      • October 19, 2005 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Once Upon a Time in the Oued
    • Filming locations
      • Algeria
    • Production companies
      • Gaumont
      • Miroir Magique!
      • France 2 Cinéma
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,611,887
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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