100% Arabica (1997)
The movie takes place in a poverty-stricken, rent-controlled neighborhood on the outskirts of Paris. Algerian immigrants, many of whom are in France illegally, the place has earned the nickname of "100%Arabica". It's a rough neighborhood - crime is rampant, gangs of juvenile delinquents roam the streets, and the police are afraid to patrol the area. When the out-of-touch mayor decides that he wants to restore order to the area, he offers a subsidy to Slimane, the imam of the local mosque. If Slimane can get people off the streets, the mayor will continue the payments. Soon the byways of 100%Arabica are almost peaceful - but not because of something Slimane has done. The reason is that a new Rai Band, Rap Oriental, has taken the neighborhood by storm...
- Date of release
- 1997-11-05
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Mahmoud Zemmouri
Casting
- Cheb Khaled — Rachid
- Cheb Mami — Krimo
- Fatiha Berber — La mère de Majid
- Mouss Zouheyri — Slimane
- Mazouz Ould-Abderrahmane — L'Imam de Barbès
- Youssef Diawara — Sylla
- Farid Fedjer — Kamel
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