Cheb

Story

Synopsis

After a conviction for theft, Merwan was expelled from France, where he had lived since the age of one, to Algeria, his country of birth. In a foreign country of which he knows neither the language nor the customs, he finds himself stripped of his belongings and on the street.

Director

Rachid Bouchareb

Writers

Abdelkrim Bahloul, Christian Zerbib, Rachid Bouchareb

Language

French

Country

Algeria, France

Release date

5 June 1991

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Mourad Bounaas

  Merwan

• 

  Nozha Khouadra

  Malika

• 

  Djohra Bachene

  La mère de Merwan

• 

  Yahia Benmabrouk

  Le taxi clandestin

• 

  Boualem Benani

  Le capitaine

• 

  Pierre-Loup Rajot

  Ceccaldi

• Aziz Anik

  L'Officier de la PAF

• 

  Fawzi B. Saichi

  Garçon du hammam

• Mohamed Nacef

  L'adjudant

• Nadji Beida

  Miloud

• Houari Bellamou

  Ali

• Cheik Doukouré

  Le chauffeur malien