

In 1988, Johnny Leclerc, the son of a Norman mother and an Alsatian father, lives in a suburban housing estate with his friends. He behaves like a Muslim, observes Ramadan and wears a djelaba. He's even convinced that his name is Abdelbachir and that he was born in a small village in the bled. When his friend Yacine gets into trouble with a local kaid and decides to return to Algeria for the vacations, he smuggles himself into the Sabri family's luggage to fulfill his dream and finally get to know his "roots". As soon as he arrived on the Algerian coast, Johnny felt right at home. But Yacine is opposed to his father, who wants to arrange his marriage.
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Il était une fois a el oued souf
Cast

Julien Courbey
Johnny Leclerc

Sid Ahmed Agoumi
Mohamed Sabri

David Saracino
Yacine Sabri

Karina Testa
Nadia

Marilou Berry
Nadège

Amina Annabi
Relah Sabri

Olivier Baroux
Le vacancier suisse

Éric Judor
Les commerçants

Ramzy Bedia
Les commerçants

Aziz Degga
Un Tonton

Omar Sy
le génie de la lampe

Salah Eddine Benmoussa
Le Hajj
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