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Genres
ComedyDrama
Overview
Mounir Mekbek lives with his family in a small village in the heart of the Algerian countryside. Very proud and sure of himself, he has only one dream- to finally be appreciated by his fellow villagers. Screwing up his carefully maintained image is his headstrong, narcoleptic sister Rym who falls asleep anywhere and whom the village is convinced will end up a spinster. One evening, Mounir returns from town drunk and announces that he's found a suitor for his sister. The fake story snowballs and snowballs until the suitor morphs into a rich, blonde Australian. The village begins preparing for the wedding in earnest - but without a bridegroom in sight.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
93 min
Release Date
2008-11-25
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
16
Vote Average
6.6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Sarah Reguieg
Rym Mekbel
Rym Takoucht
Habiba
Merouane Zmirli
Amine
Mohamed Bouchaib
Khliffa Boukhati
Mourad Khen
Redouane Lamouchi
Lyes Salem
Mounir Mekbel
Khaled Benaissa
Man on the Bus #1
Fouad Trifi
Man on the Bus #2
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