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Director:
Christophe Ruggia
Writers:
Azouz Begag (novel)
Christophe Ruggia (writer)
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Release Date:
14 January 1998 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
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Awards:
4 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
neorealist view of shantytown in 1960's France more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Bouzid Negnoug ... Omar
Nabil Ghalem ... Hacène
Galamelah Lagra ... Farid
Kenza Bouanika ... Zohra
Khereddine Ennasri ... Rabah
Rezlan Benamar ... Saïda
Rabah Benamar ... Idriss
Abdelkarim Chebel ... Sélim
Ali Bellakhal ... Nasser
Sonia Ayadi ... Nadia
Sofiane Abbas ... Kamel
Mohamed Fellag ... Bouzid
Amina Medjoubi ... Messaouda
Lounès Tazairt ... Saïd
François Morel ... Monsieur Grand
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Kid from Chaaba (USA)
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
France
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
France:U

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neorealist view of shantytown in 1960's France, 20 December 1999
Author: camel-9 (arzewski@shiprps.com) from Pittsburgh

Living in a slum of huts made with corrugated metal and salvaged bricks, mortar, and wood panels, a group of algerian family immigrants in mid-sixties France are shown as through the eyes of a young boy growing up. The story is based on the experiences of a now well-established writer and journalist. The adult men have constructions jobs, and the adult women spend most of the time in the camp preparing food, doing laundry, cleaning up. The kids do what kids like to do, and often get in trouble. The story is presented in a straight forward manner, chronologically, and without much creativity. The style is somewhat like Neo-realism. For a different style, somewhat more creative and profound in content as well about a group of people living in a shantytown, see "I Brutti, Sporchi, e Cattivi" of Ettore Scola.

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