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Bab El Oued City (1994)

Movie ★ 6.2 93 min

Drama Comedy

Bab El-Oued, a popular district of Algiers, in 1989, a few months after the riots. Boualem works at night in a bakery and steals the loudspeaker that was installed on his roof and was broadcasting the Imam's word... therefore preventing him from sleeping. This blunder is taken as a pretext by the Islamists to put the district under their control...

Merzak Allouache Writer Merzak Allouache Director

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Quick facts

Released
November 16, 1994
Runtime
93 min
IMDb
tt0109185
Country
Language
,
Studio
Flash Back Audiovisuel, , Les Matins Films,

Themes

Cast

Nadia Kaci Nadia Kaci Yamina Mohamed Ourdache Mohamed Ourdache Said Djohra Bachene Djohra Bachene Lalla Djamila Nadia Samir Nadia Samir Osmane Bechikh Osmane Bechikh Le Postier Massoud Hattou Massoud Hattou Mess Hassan Abidou Boualem Mabrouk Ait Amara Mabrouk Mourad Khen Rachid Simone Vignote The Aunt Michel Such Michel Such Paulo Gosen Areski Nebti Areski Nebti Hassan the baker Fawzi B. Saichi Fawzi B. Saichi The Shoemender Fatma Zohra Bouseboua Hanifa Ahmed Benaissa Ahmed Benaissa The Imam Mohamed Tahar Harhoura The Man in the BMW Abdelghani Kama Kader Khadidja Mezini Lynda

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Frequently asked questions

What is Bab El Oued City about?
Bab El-Oued, a popular district of Algiers, in 1989, a few months after the riots. Boualem works at night in a bakery and steals the loudspeaker that was installed on his roof and was broadcasting the Imam's word... therefore preventing him from sleeping. This blunder is taken as a pretext by the Islamists to put the district under their control...
Who directed Bab El Oued City?
Bab El Oued City was directed by Merzak Allouache.
Who stars in Bab El Oued City?
Bab El Oued City stars Nadia Kaci, Mohamed Ourdache, Djohra Bachene, Nadia Samir.
When was Bab El Oued City released?
Bab El Oued City is a 1994 drama, comedy film.
Where can I watch Bab El Oued City?
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