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Yaouled

Yaouled

1993Drama

A young Arab boy, a teenager "Yaouled", who lives on the streets and scrapes by doing odd jobs: shoe shining, street vending, etc. The film tells the story of a group of yaouleds from the Bab-el-Oued neighborhood, caught in the crossfire between the French settlers on one side and the Algerians on the other during the events of July 1962 in Algeria.

4.3/5

TMDB score· 2 votes

Synopsis

A young Arab boy, a teenager "Yaouled", who lives on the streets and scrapes by doing odd jobs: shoe shining, street vending, etc. The film tells the story of a group of yaouleds from the Bab-el-Oued neighborhood, caught in the crossfire between the French settlers on one side and the Algerians on the other during the events of July 1962 in Algeria.

The vibe

africaalgiers, algeriafrench colonialismnorth africaalgerian war (1954-62)maghrebdjazairindependance war

Behind it

Rachid BenallalRachid BenallalDirector

Cast

Rachid FaresRachid Fares
Fadela Assous
Cherif HadjamCherif Hadjam
Djamila Haddadi
Ali Meddah
Raïhana Mekhalfia
Mohamed Nacef
Eric Haller

Director

Rachid Benallal

Writer

Rachid Benallal

Release date

2 Jan 1993

Studio

Centre Algérien pour l'Art et l'Industrie Cinématographique (CAAIC), Entreprise Nationale de Production Audiovisuelle (ENPA)

Language

Arabic, French

Country

Algeria

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