Who directed Bab El Oued City?

Bab El Oued City was directed by Merzak Allouache.

Who stars in Bab El Oued City?

Bab El Oued City stars Nadia Kaci, Mohamed Ourdache, Djohra Bachene.

How long is Bab El Oued City?

Bab El Oued City has a runtime of 93 minutes.

Which country is Bab El Oued City from?

Bab El Oued City is a production from Algeria.

MovieNovember 16, 1994Maghreb93 min

Bab El Oued City

Name: Bab El Oued City
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1994-11-16
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Nadia Kaci, Mohamed Ourdache, Djohra Bachene, Nadia Samir, Osmane Bechikh

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Bab El Oued City, is a 1994 Algerian movie, directed by Merzak Allouache, and starring Nadia Kaci, Mohamed Ourdache, Djohra Bachene. with a runtime of 93 minutes.

Overview

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...

Last updated: August 30, 2026

Cast

Nadia Kaci

Yamina

Mohamed Ourdache

Said

Djohra Bachene

Lalla Djamila

Nadia Samir

Actor

Osmane Bechikh

Le Postier

Massoud Hattou

Mess

Hassan Abidou

Boualem

Mabrouk Ait Amara

Mabrouk

Mourad Khen

Rachid

Simone Vignote

The Aunt

Michel Such

Paulo Gosen

Areski Nebti

Hassan the baker

Fawzi B. Saichi

The Shoemender

Fatma Zohra Bouseboua

Hanifa

Ahmed Benaissa

The Imam

Crew

Merzak Allouache

Director · Writer

Jacques Bidou

Producer

Rachid Bahri

Composer

Jean-Jacques Mréjen

Cinematographer

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Trivia

Bab El-Oued City is a 1994 Algerian drama film directed by Merzak Allouache. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Award.