From Hollywood to Tamanrasset
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jebraoui Rabah, alias JR
Sue Ellen
Said Burger
Green Eagle
Le vendeur de légumes
Le frère de Kheira
L'égyptien
Le commissaire
Rambo
Kojak
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Overview
On the outskirts of Algiers, Algeria. the arrival of the satellite dishes governs the lives of the inhabitants. Dissatisfied with their lives, they think of themselves as the heroes of American soap opera and movies, so JR, Sue Ellen, Rambo, Kojak, Spock and others take possession of bodies and minds, with many typical American culture elements. These heroes mix in a beautiful funny mess, with tradition and modernism, Islam and television, reality and fiction.
Release Date
1990-07-25
Average
9
Rating:
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