The New Adventures of Aladdin

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The New Adventures of Aladdin
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byArthur Benzaquen
Written byDaive Cohen
Produced byJérôme Seydoux
Daniel Tordjman
Jonathan Blumenthal
Romain Le Grand
Patrick Quinet
Frantz Richard
Starring Kev Adams
William Lebghil
Jean-Paul Rouve
Vanessa Guide
Audrey Lamy
Éric Judor
CinematographyPierre Aïm
Edited byBrian Schmitt
Music byMaxime Desprez
Michael Tordjman
Production
companies
Pathé
M6 Films
74 films
Artémis Productions
Distributed by Pathé
Release date
  • 14 October 2015 (2015-10-14)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$16 million
Box office$31 million [1]

The New Adventures of Aladdin (original title: Les Nouvelles Aventures d'Aladin) is a 2015 French comedy film directed by Arthur Benzaquen and starring Kev Adams. A sequel, Alad'2 , was released on October 3, 2018. [2]

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Plot

On Christmas Eve, Sam and his friend Khaled are disguised as Santas in the Galeries Lafayette, hoping to steal everything that falls into their laps. Unfortunately, Sam is stuck with children aged between 6 and 10 years and they ask him to tell them a story. Initially, he refuses but when the floor manager insists, he tells the story of Aladdin with his own spins and twists. The main characters of the story are a representation of people in his real life. His desire to be a rapper, traveler and rich is incorporated with the children's fantasy requests in the story. In the end, he decides not to steal and, like Aladdin, he owns who he is with his girlfriend, confessing that he is not a financier or someone who does philanthropic work. but a simple poor person who loves her dearly.

Cast

Sequel

A sequel, Alad'2 , was confirmed in August 2017. [3] [4] [5] It was released on October 3, 2018, with Adams, Guide, Rouve, and Judor reprising their roles. [6]

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