The Kid from Chaaba
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Le Gone du Chaâba (The Kid of the Chaaba), translated into English as Shantytown Kid by Naima Wolf, is an autobiographical novel by Azouz Begag about his life as a young Algerian boy growing up in a shantytown next to Lyon, France, called the Chaâba by its inhabitants. The story covers a period of approximately three years in the life of the protagonist and deals with issues developing from the clash between two cultures, that of France and that of North Africa, as well as the difficulties of finding a cultural identity between the two. The story focuses on the cultural differences between the Arab and French communities, as well as how the two groups react to each other
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Bouzid Negnoug
Omar
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Mohamed Fellag
Bouzid
Known for
Monsieur Lazhar
Bacon on the Side
Farid Lahouassa
Azouz Begag
Also in
The Devils
Dans la tourmente
Christophe Ruggia
Nabil Ghalem
Hacène
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Galamelah Lagra
Farid
Also in
The Devils
Kenza Bouanika
Zohra
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Amina Medjoubi
Messaouda
Also in
Small Cuts
Un parfum nommé Saïd
Khereddine Ennasri
Rabah
Known for
C'est la vie!
All Three of Us
Lounès Tazairt
Saïd
Known for
Intimate Enemies
Omar Killed Me
Rezlan Benamar
Saïda
Christophe Ruggia Director · Azouz Begag Author Nicole Dedieu Editor
First release January 14, 1998 · Produced in France · Languages Arabic, French
Production
Films Christiani
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Orly Films
Production
Vertigo Productions
Production
Vertigo
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France
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Original title
Le Gone du Chaâba
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
France · January 14, 1998
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
March 28, 1998 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 8, 1998 · Theatrical
Germany
February 12, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
September 10, 1999 · Theatrical
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