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Bab El-Oued City (1994)
Director: Merzak Allouache
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From Time Out Film Guide
Frustrated by the confines of Muslim society, and angered by the religious propaganda blaring across the casbah, Boualem (Abdou) rashly steals a loudspeaker rigged up by the militants. Once they discover the culprits, the fundamentalists are determined to make an example of him. A fascinating portrait of life in contemporary Algeria - the smuggling, hypocrisy and widespread intimidation - but one that doesn't really deliver in the story department; it's cryptic to the point of impenetrability, but, paradoxically, dully predictable.Author: TCh
Cast & crew
Director: Merzak Allouache
Cast: Nadia Kaci, Hassan Abdou, Nadia Samir, Mohamed Ourdache, Michel Such, Farida Rahaoudj full cast
Duration: 93 mins
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