Cheb (1991)
After a conviction for theft, Merwan was expelled from France, where he had lived since the age of one, to Algeria, his country of birth. In a foreign country of which he knows neither the language nor the customs, he finds himself stripped of his belongings and on the street.
- Date of release
- 1991-06-05
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Rachid Bouchareb
Casting
- Mourad Bounaas — Merwan
- Nozha Khouadra — Malika
- Djohra Bachene — La mère de Merwan
- Yahia Benmabrouk — Le taxi clandestin
- Boualem Benani — Le capitaine
- Pierre-Loup Rajot — Ceccaldi
- Aziz Anik — L'Officier de la PAF
- Fawzi B. Saichi — Garçon du hammam
- Mohamed Nacef — L'adjudant
- Nadji Beida — Miloud
- Houari Bellamou — Ali
- Cheik Doukouré — Le chauffeur malien
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Cheb is a 1991 Algerian-French drama film directed by Rachid Bouchareb. The film was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. It received the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design at Film Fest Gent in 1991.
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