100% Arabica
5.2
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...
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Cast
19 people
Cheb Khaled
Rachid
Also in
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
Cheb Mami
Krimo
Marie-Laurence Attias
Mahmoud Zemmouri
Known for
So Long, Stooge
Nuit d'ivresse
Fatiha Berber
La mère de Majid
Also in
Rai
لحن الأمل (Lahn El-Almel)
Mouss Zouheyri
Slimane
Known for
I've Loved You So Long
The Romanoffs
Mazouz Ould-Abderrahmane
L'Imam de Barbès
Also in
Tea in the Harem
Dawn of the Damned
Najim Laouriga
Madjid
Youssef Diawara
Sylla
Known for
Hitman
Farid Fedjer
Kamel
Known for
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Patrice Thibaud
Bernard Lemercier
Known for
Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape
Yves Saint Laurent
Mohamed Camara
Salem
Also in
Denko
Destiny
Mahmoud Zemmouri Director · Marie-Laurence Attias Writer Noël Véry Cinematographer
United States release June 23, 2000 · Produced in France, Belgium, Switzerland · Production Fennec Productions, Incoprom
Production
Les Films de la Toison d'Or
Production
Fennec Productions
Production
Incoprom
Production
France · Belgium · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Italy · August 31, 1997
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · November 5, 1997
Theatrical
United States · June 23, 2000
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Belgium
October 1, 1997 · Premiere · Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film
May 13, 1998 · Theatrical
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