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Title: | 100% ARABICA |
Country: | Frankreich; Belgien; Schweiz 1997 |
Format: | 35 mm |
Colour: | Colour |
Language: | OF m. engl. UT |
Length: | 85 Minutes |
Film series: | Jenseits von Europa VI |
Director : | Zemmouri, Mahmoud |
Screenplay: | Attias, Marie-Laurence |
| Zemmouri, Mahmoud |
Cinematography: | Véry, Noël |
| Vicquery, Jean-Claude |
Editing: | Tobni, Youcef |
Music: | Cheb Mami |
| Khaled, Cheb |
| Laouriga, Najim |
| Mouss |
Sound: | Bonfanti, Francis |
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Cast: | Khaled, Cheb |
| Khelifati, Mohamed |
Production company: | Fennec Productions |
| Les Films de la Toison d'or |
Storyline

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The movie takes place in a poverty-stricken, rent-controlled neighborhood on the outskirts of Paris. Algerian immigrants, many of whom are in France illegally, the place has earned the nickname of "100%Arabica". It`s a rough neighborhood - crime is rampant, gangs of juvenile delinquents roam the streets, and the police are afraid to patrol the area. When the out-of-touch mayor decides that he wants to restore order to the area, he offers a subsidy to Slimane, the imam of the local mosque. If Slimane can get people off the streets, the mayor will continue the payments. Soon the byways of 100%Arabica are almost peaceful - but not because of something Slimane has done. The reason is that a new Rai Band, Rap Oriental, has taken the neighborhood by storm... (IDB)