Film

100% Arabica

1997 · 1h 25m · Comedy

IMDb

5.0

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...

Cheb Khaled

Rachid

Cheb Mami

Krimo

Fatiha Berber

La mère de Majid

Mouss Zouheyri

Slimane

Mazouz Ould-Abderrahmane

L'Imam de Barbès

Youssef Diawara

Sylla

Farid Fedjer

Kamel

• Mahmoud ZemmouriDirector · Writer
• Marie-Laurence AttiasWriter · Producer
• Jean-Claude VicqueryDirector of Photography
• Noël VéryDirector of Photography
• Youcef TobniEditor
• Zamih ZemmouriCasting

Release date

November 5, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Comedy