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The King of Algiers
The King of Algiers

The King of Algiers

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ComedyDrama

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Omar, better known as Omar the Strawberry, is an old-fashioned bandit. Forced to flee to Algeria, he makes a living out of petty crime, accompanied by his famous sidekick Roger. After decades of ruling the French criminal underworld, they must come to terms with their new life together, which until now has been one of debauchery and violence.

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Budget

$5490000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

6.028/10

Release Date

24 May 2023

Country

Algeria

Cast

Reda Kateb

Reda Kateb

Omar

Benoît Magimel

Benoît Magimel

Roger

Meriem Amiar

Meriem Amiar

Samia

Haroun Attalah

Haroun Attalah

Bilel

Amani Bentarki

Amani Bentarki

Capsula

Maria Bentoumi

Maria Bentoumi

Maria

Bilel Bouzidi

Bilel Bouzidi

Bilel

Zina Bouzid

Zina Bouzid

Merguez

Ryan Drici

Ryan Drici

Ryan

Amar Guermoud

Amar Guermoud

Amar

Raouf Mouzarine

Raouf Mouzarine

Raouf

Islem Oukaci

Islem Oukaci

Islem

Youcef Rezzoug

Youcef Rezzoug

Youcef

R'Mimez

R'Mimez

Le vieux

Chahine Beriah

Chahine Beriah

Karim

Morad Khane

Morad Khane

L'avocat

Makhlouf Larbi

Makhlouf Larbi

Le dealer

Keisa Nakahara

Keisa Nakahara

Kiki

Souhila Yakoubi

Souhila Yakoubi

Habiba

Kamel Hammena

Kamel Hammena

Mahmoud

Bilal Aouriagal

Bilal Aouriagal

Jamel

Brahim Chergui

Brahim Chergui

Chérif

Soumia Khatiri

Soumia Khatiri

La mariée

Boualem Allali

Boualem Allali

Imam

Zakaria Djamiou

Zakaria Djamiou

Mamadou

Fatiha Benmoussa

Fatiha Benmoussa

Vieille ouvrière

Lotfi Attar

Lotfi Attar

Chanteur

Sid Ali Kabous

Sid Ali Kabous

Clown

Zinedin Moussaoui

Zinedin Moussaoui

Assistant clown

Dahmane Bouyahiaoui

Dahmane Bouyahiaoui

Le videur

Aboubakeur Talia

Aboubakeur Talia

Le videur 2

Azzedine Mehdaoui

Azzedine Mehdaoui

Yacine

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