List of the best Merzak Allouache movies: Bab El-Oued City(1994), Hi Cousin!(1996), Chouchou(2003) ... ...
Drama, History
Algeria|France|Germany|Switzerland
1994
93 Minutes
Director
Hassan Abdou Nadia Kaci Mohamed Ourdache Mourad Khen Mabrouk Ait Amara Nadia Samir Ahmed Benaissa
baker political activist sister leader young man boss tense chilling engaging algeria neighborhood apartment sea bakery islamic fundamentalism propaganda religion political activism oppression violence
Follows the conflict between a young Algerian man and the local Islamic fundamentalists.
Comedy
France|Algeria|Belgium|Luxembourg
1996
100 Minutes
Director
Gad Elmaleh Mess Hattou Magaly Berdy Ann-Gisel Glass
young man foreigner immigrant cousin young woman amusing endearing paris france ghetto street city vs. country cousin relationship culture clash inner-city life immigration race relations underdog adventure quest
Salut Cousin! is the tale of two Algerian cousins and their mishaps in the racially volatile environment of Paris.
Comedy
France
2003
101 Minutes
Director
Gad Elmaleh Alain Chabat Claude Brasseur Roschdy Zem Catherine Frot Julien Courbey Arié Elmaleh Yacine Mesbah Micheline Presle Jacques Sereys Michaël Youn
transvestite inspector fiancé psychiatrist friend priest hilarious heartwarming paris nightclub office france search new love assumed identity friendship family cross-dressing love pursuit
A North African immigrant to Paris gets work and finds romance despite his scatty character.