Chouf: It means “look” in Arabic, but it is also the name of the watchmen in the drug cartels of Marseille. Sofiane is 20. A brilliant student, he comes back to spend his holiday in the Marseille ghetto where he was born. His brother, a dealer, gets shot before his eyes. Sofiane gives up on his studies and gets involved in the drug network, ready to avenge him. He quickly rises to the top and becomes the boss’s right hand. Trapped by the system, Sofiane is dragged into a spiral of violence…
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Cast
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Sofian Khammes
Sofiane
Known for
The Swarm
November
Foued Nabba
Reda
Known for
Blood Coast
K.O.
Nailia Harzoune
Najette
Known for
Patients
Gone for Good
Zine Darar
Marteau
No other roles listed
Foziwa Mohamed
Gatô
No other roles listed
Tony Fourmann
Kevin
Also in
Khamsa
Mourad Tahar Boussatha
Slim
Known for
Marseille
Hatika Karaoui
La mère
Known for
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno
The Secret of the Grain
Mohamed Ali Mohamed Abdallah
Le blond
No other roles listed
Slimane Dazi
le père
Known for
Only Lovers Left Alive
Last Call for Nowhere
Simon Abkarian
Le libanais
Known for
Casino Royale
Persepolis
Myriam Schaetsaert
Leïla
No other roles listed
Karim Dridi Director
First release May 15, 2016 · Produced in France
Production
Tessalit Productions
Production
France
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Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 15, 2016
Premiere
France · October 5, 2016
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No release date listed for United States.
France
February 5, 2017 · Digital · VOD
March 9, 2017 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
November 29, 2018 · TV · Ciné+ Frisson
May 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
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