Bab El-Oued City

Bab El-Oued City
Film poster
Directed by	Merzak Allouache
Written by	Merzak Allouache
Produced by	Merzak Allouache Jacques Bidou Jean-Pierre Gallepe
Starring	Nadia Kaci
Cinematography	Jean-Jacques Mréjen
Edited by	Marie-Blanche Colonna
Release date	10 November 1994 (1994-11-10)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Algeria
Language	Arabic

Bab El-Oued City is a 1994 Algerian drama film directed by Merzak Allouache. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Award. ^[1]

Plot

Boualem is a baker's boy who works early mornings and sleeps during the day. One day, the imam's prayer is boosted to full volume through Bab El-Oued's loud speakers, leading Boualem to tear out one of those speakers and throw it in the sea. The Islamic authorities of the city launch a manhunt for the perpetrator. ^[2]

Cast

• Nadia Kaci - Yamina
• Mohamed Ourdache - Said
• Hassan Abidou - Boualem
• Mabrouk Ait Amara - Mabrouk
• Messaoud Hattau - Mess
• Mourad Khen - Rachid
• Djamila Bachène  [ ar ] - Lalla Djamila
• Simone Vignote - The aunt
• Michel Such - Paulo Gosen
• Nadia Samir - Ouardya
• Areski Nebti - Hassan the baker
• Osmane Bechikh - The postman
• Fawzi B. Saichi - The shoemender
• Fatma Zohra Bouseboua - Hanifa
• Ahmed Benaissa - The Imam

References

1. "Festival de Cannes: Bab El-Oued City". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
2. "Bab El Oued City - Film (1994) - SensCritique". www.senscritique.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

External links

• Bab El-Oued City at IMDb
• Bab El-Oued City at Rotten Tomatoes