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Bab El-Oued City (1994)

Director: Merzak Allouache

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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

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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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