100% Arabica / une coproduction franco-belge-suisse, Fennec Productions, Les films de la toison d'or, Incoprom S.A. ; un film de Mahmoud Zemmouri.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Zemmouri, Mahmoud, director.

Fennec Productions, production company.

Films de la toison d'or (Firm), production company.

INCOPROM SA (Firm), production company.

Alexander Street Press.

Series:

Theatre in video

Language:

Arabic

English

French

Subjects (All):

North Africans--France--Drama.

North Africans.

Rai (Music)--Drama.

Rai (Music).

Muslims--France--Drama.

Muslims.

Genre:

Feature films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (83 minutes)

Other Title:

Cent pour cent Arabica

One hundred percent Arabica

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : ArtMattan Productions, 1997.

Language Note:

In French and Arabic with English subtitles.

System Details:

digital

data file

Summary:

In a housing project located on the outskirts of Paris renamed "100% Arabica" by its inhabitants, African immigrants live side by side. The residents are united by their struggle for recognition in a society where immigrants are often regarded as second class citizens. In a world of exiles, poverty is the common denominator. Against this backdrop, director Zemmouri has brought together two of the biggest and most charismatic stars of the cross-cultural musical form known as Rai, Cheb Mami and Khaled, who play the leaders of a band called Rap Oriental. As the band of musicians starts to gain in popularity, the Imam of the local mosque (Mouss) tries to destroy them by stirring up racial and cultural tensions. However, no one can stop the infectious popularity of the songs in this story of music triumphing over bigotry and violence.

Participant:

Khaled, Cheb Mami, Mouss, Najim Laouriga, Farid Fedjer, Youssef Diawara, Patrice Thibaud, Mohamed Camara.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed July 22, 2016).

Other Format:

Original version:

OCLC:

964539273

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.