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The King of Algiers ()

Omar la fraise (original title)
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Omar, a gangster on the run, tries to lie low for the rest of his life in Algiers to escape his sentence of 20 years in prison by the French authorities.

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Omar Zerrouki, dit Omar la fraise
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Roger Lhermitte
Meriem Amiar ...
Samia
Haroun Attalah ...
Bilel
Amani Alaa ...
Capsula (as Alaa Amani Benterki)
Maria Bentoumi ...
Maria
Bilel Bouzid ...
Bilel
Zina Bouzid ...
Merguez
Rayan Drici ...
Ryan
Amar Guermoud ...
Amar
Raouf Mouzarine ...
Raouf
Islem Oukaci ...
Islem
Youcef Rezzoug ...
Youcef
Soumia Khatiri ...
La mariée
Chahine Beriah ...
Karim
Mourad Khane ...
L'avocat
R'Mimez ...
Le vieux
Makhlouf Larbi ...
Le dealer
Souhila Yagoubi ...
Habiba
Brahim Chergui ...
Cherif
Bilal Aouriagal ...
Jamel
Kaisei Nakahara ...
Kiki
Kamel Hammena ...
Mahmoud
Boualem Allali ...
Imam
Zakari Djamiou ...
Mamadou
Fatiha Benmoussa ...
Vieille ouvrière
Lotfi Attar ...
Chanteur
Sid Ali Kabous ...
Clown
Zinedine Moussaoui ...
Assistant clown
Dahmane Bouyahiaoui ...
Le videur
Aboubakeur Talia ...
Videur 2
Ali Dahmani ...
Serveur cabaret
Samira Zemali ...
Fille cabaret
Azzedine Mahdaoui ...
Yacine
Chakira Sebaha ...
Chanteuse cabaret
Sihem Bendaimi ...
Secrétaire avocat
Zoheir Chabouna ...
Collaborateur Samia
Omar Kherroubi ...
Collaborateur Samia
Hocine Fodeili ...
Collaborateur Samia
Ma Chengxian ...
Le marié
Hiba Meghaouri ...
La mariée
Moussa Chikh ...
Vieux cortège
Fouad Kachroud ...
Homme poignardé
Djouher Ait Mohamed ...
Figurante carrière
Ouiza Moali ...
Figurante casbah
Ourdia Zalouk ...
Femme bénédiction
Yasmina Benfoula ...
Femme baillonnée
Acheraf Meliana ...
Serveur chanteur
Redoune Lammari ...
Gardien prison
Boualem Mizaguer ...
Toxico
Salah Meglati ...
Gardien
Abderrahman Amgroud ...
Vendeur de thé
Djamal Bessir ...
Serrurier
Abderrahman Benfliti ...
Policier station-service
Mohamed Rayan Hatri ...
Caissier station-service
Fouad Trifi ...
Barman désert
Sid Ali Allaoui ...
Ambulancier
Hamid Fettal ...
Figurant restaurant La Pointe
Ayoub Debbah ...
Bande du vieux
Zineeddine Zerari ...
Bande du vieux
Benyoucef Ouadia ...
Bande du vieux
Amrane Haret ...
Homme torturé
Djelloul Laid ...
Patron cabaret (as Laid Djelloul)
Ramdane Temar ...
Barman
Hamid Amirouche ...
Figurant cimetière

Directed by

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Elias Belkeddar

Written by

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Elias Belkeddar ... (scenario) &
Thomas Bidegain ... (scenario) &
Jérôme Pierrat ... (scenario)

Produced by

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Mourad Belkeddar ... producer
Salem Brahimi ... associate producer
Romain Gavras ... executive producer
Hugo Legrand-Nathan ... co-producer
Nicolas Lhermitte ... executive producer
Vincent Mazel ... executive producer
Yacine Medkour ... co-producer
Hugo Sélignac ... producer

Music by

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Sofiane Saïdi

Cinematography by

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André Chemetoff ... director of photography

Editing by

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Simon Jacquet

Editorial Department

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Cyril Bordesoulle ... post-production coordinator
Victor Eberlé ... assistant colorist
Adrien Fonda ... assistant editor
Kevin Le Dortz ... colorist
Aurélien Motard ... assistant colorist
Louise Robert ... assistant editor
Opportune Taffin ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Karine Bouchama
Sandra Durando
Kadija Leclere
Fouad Trifi

Production Design by

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Arnaud Roth

Costume Design by

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Noémie Veissier ... (costumes designed by) (as Noemie Veissier)

Makeup Department

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Djoher Ait Amer ... makeup department head
Aurélia Louis ... special makeup effects artist
Lucrèce Touret ... special makeup effects artist

Production Management

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Mathieu Deguilhem ... unit production manager
Eric Lenclud ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Paul Dubois ... second assistant director
Karima Kechida ... second assistant director
Kenza Mehadji ... second assistant director
Fouad Trifi ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Alix Bayle ... set dresser
Thomas Mazoyer ... First assistant art director

Sound Department

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Jean-Luc Audy ... sound
Mahel B. ... adr mixer
Olivier Busson ... boom operator
Florian Cornet ... adr supervisor
Nicolas Fioraso ... foley artist
Inoa Kan ... adr editor
Charles Michaud ... sound mastering engineer
Hubert Teissedre ... foley mixer
Stéphane Thiébaut ... re-recording mixer

Special Effects by

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Charline Anglada ... special effects makeup

Visual Effects by

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David Danesi ... visual effects producer
Celine Goriot ... visual effects producer
Bryan Gossuin ... digital compositor: Digital District
Thibaut Granier ... visual effects supervisor
Arnaud Grelaud ... digital compositor: Digital District
Jay Varia ... post producer

Stunts

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Florian Beaumont ... stunt coordinator
Sarah Belala ... stunt performer
Jamel Blissat ... stunt performer
Ahmed Chouikhi ... pre-viz stunts
Samir Haddadi ... stunt coordinator
Rubens Huleux ... stunt performer
Ben Hassen Mehdi ... stunts (as Medhi Ben Hassen)
Anis Messabis ... stunt performer
Nicolas Pauget ... stunt performer
Arun Schiffman ... stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Salah Boudrar ... assistant camera
Ghanou Delalli ... key grip
Nicolas Diaz ... Digital Image Technician
Badih Mohamed El Amine ... lighting technician
Abdelmalik Haddad ... third assistant camera
Maxime Lebas ... additional b camera operator
Marie-Laure Prost ... focus puller

Casting Department

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Rafik Baïri ... casting
Jill Gagé ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Lana Bidault Saliege ... costume trainee

Music Department

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Jeanne Trellu ... music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

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Léa Mothet ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Fares Haned ... hair departement head

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Storyline

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Also Known As
  • The King of Algiers (World-wide, English title)
  • The King of Algiers (Canada, English title)
  • The King of Algiers (India, English title)
  • The King of Algiers (Ireland, English title)
  • The King of Algiers (United States)
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  • 92 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The original title translates as "Omar the Strawberry", and the origin of the nickname is a running gag in the movie. See more »

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