Salut cousin! (1996)
Directed by Merzak Allouache

Comedy

Film Synopsis

Allilou works in Algeria for textiles company.  He is sent to Paris by his employer to fetch a suitcase containing some clothes.  He visits his cousin Mok who, a settled Parisian, has little trace of his Algerian ancestry.  Having lost the address of the place where is supposed to collect the suitcase, Allilou ends up spending far longer in Paris than he had intended.  He finds it hard to adjust to the pace of life in the capital and cannot wait to get back to the comparative sanity of Algeria...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Merzak Allouache
  • Script: Merzak Allouache, Caroline Thivel
  • Cinematographer: Pierre Aïm, Georges Diane
  • Music: Safy Boutella
  • Cast: Gad Elmaleh (Alilo), Messaoud Hattau (Mok), Magaly Berdy (Fatoumata), Ann-Gisel Glass (Laurence), Jean Benguigui (Maurice), Xavier Maly (Claude), Cheik Doukouré (Le voisin), Mohamed Ourdache (Rachid), Dalila Renault (Malika), Fatiha Cheriguene (Tante Adjia), Malek Kateb (Oncle Mohamed), Arno Chevrier (Goudrand), Mostefa Djadjam (Jo le barman), Faisal Attia (Présentateur rap), Guy Amram (Ghetteur), Mercy Hall (Ghetteur), Miloud Jebbani (Ado carte de téléphone), Mostéfa Stiti (Père de la mariée), Kouider Abdelmonmonmeni (Serveur mariage), Bruno Delahaye (Homme peep-show)
  • Country: France / Algeria / Belgium / Luxembourg
  • Language: French / Arabic
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 98 min

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