The Kid from Chaaba (1998)
1998 · 1h 36m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Le Gone du Chaâba (The Kid of the Chaaba), translated into English as Shantytown Kid by Naima Wolf, is an autobiographical novel by Azouz Begag about his life as a young Algerian boy growing up in a shantytown next to Lyon, France, called the Chaâba by its inhabitants.
Director: Christophe Ruggia
Writers: Azouz Begag
Music by: Safy Boutella
Cinematography: Dominique Chapuis
Editor: Nicole Dedieu
Cast
Bouzid Negnoug as OmarMohamed Fellag as BouzidNabil Ghalem as HacèneGalamelah Lagra as FaridKenza Bouanika as ZohraAmina Medjoubi as MessaoudaLounès Tazairt as SaïdFrançois Morel as Monsieur GrandManuela Gourary as La ZieurondAbdelkarim Chebel as SélemMore like this
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