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The Kid from Chaaba (1998)

ALL 01/14/1998 (fr) Drama 96 Min
  • Release
    01/14/1998
  • Production
    Films Christiani, Orly Films, Vertigo Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    65%
  • Original title
    Le Gone du Chaâba
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

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

  2. Story

  3. Nicole Dedieu

    Editor

  4. Farid Lahouassa

    Producer



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The Kid from Chaaba (1998) 96 Min

ALL 01/14/1998 (fr)
Drama
  • Release 01/14/1998
  • Production
    Films Christiani, Orly Films, Vertigo Productions
  • Original title Le Gone du Chaâba
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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

  1. Christophe Ruggia

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Nicole Dedieu

    Editor

  4. Farid Lahouassa

    Producer



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