Chouf

Chouf

Chouf

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Chouf

2016

1h 48m

6.2(94 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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Tessalit Productions

Cast & Crew

18 members

Acting

Sofian Khammes

Sofiane

Sofian Khammes

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Foued Nabba

Reda

Foued Nabba

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Naïlia Harzoune

Najette

Naïlia Harzoune

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Zine Darar

Marteau

Zine Darar

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Foziwa Mohamed

Gatô

Foziwa Mohamed

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Tony Fourmann

Kevin

Tony Fourmann

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Mourad Tahar Boussatha

Slim

Mourad Tahar Boussatha

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Hatika Karaoui

La mère

Hatika Karaoui

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Mohamed Ali Mohamed Abdallah

Le blond

Mohamed Ali Mohamed Abdallah

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Slimane Dazi

le père

Slimane Dazi

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Simon Abkarian

Le libanais

Simon Abkarian

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Myriam Schaetsaert

Leïla

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Celya Zelmat

Inès

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Jamila Darwich-Farah

La mère de Marteau

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Ryade Berrached

Le frère de Marteau

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Tarek Khaldaoui

Crac-Crac

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Kamel Ghernaia

Youness

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Oussama Abdul Aal

Rachid

Oussama Abdul Aal

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