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Bab El-Oued City
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Wikipedia article
'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.
Plot
Boualem 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.
Cast
* Nadia Kaci - Yamina
* Mohamed Ourdache - Said
* Hassan Abidou - Boualem
* Mabrouk Ait Amara - Mabrouk
* Messaoud Hattau - Mess
* Mourad Khen - Rachid
* - 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
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