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Bab El Oued City

19941h 33mMerzak Allouache
IMDb 6.5

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Bab El-Oued, a popular district of Algiers, in 1989, a few months after the riots. Boualem works at night in a bakery and steals the loudspeaker that was installed on his roof and was broadcasting the Imam's word... therefore preventing him from sleeping. This blunder is taken as a pretext by the Islamists to put the district under their control...

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Algeria

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What is Bab El Oued City (1994) about?

Bab El-Oued, a popular district of Algiers, in 1989, a few months after the riots. Boualem works at night in a bakery and steals the loudspeaker that was installed on his roof and was broadcasting the Imam's word... therefore preventing him from sleeping. This blunder is taken as a pretext by the Islamists to put the district under their control...

Who stars in Bab El Oued City?

Bab El Oued City stars Nadia Kaci (Yamina), Mohamed Ourdache (Said), Djohra Bachene (Lalla Djamila), Nadia Samir, Osmane Bechikh (Le Postier). The film was directed by Merzak Allouache.

How long is Bab El Oued City?

Bab El Oued City has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1994.

Is Bab El Oued City worth watching?

Bab El Oued City holds an IMDb rating of 6.5/10. Fans of Drama, Comedy are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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