Cour Interdite (1999)
Overview
Cour interdite is about drugs, naïve dreams, and the demise of values. A young Arab from the Paris suburbs, where poverty, unemployment and drugs are very much the reality, Djamel Ouahab saw many people around him dying, which led him to this project that took seven years to complete. The director plays a drug dealer who takes care of his family, protects his mother, and tries to shield his little brother from the drugs around him. He also has to help an addicted friend to quit his habit. Just when we think that he might be successful, reality hits him in the face. The message is that you can't escape drugs with drug money. Cour interdite chronicles the drug dealer's descent into hell. It is a realistic film with poetic dimensions. Ouahab tries to show the world of drug addicts but also the human side of the dealer.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 0.321 |
Directed By
Djamel Ouahab
Crew
Jean-René de Fleurieu
Guy Chanel
Jean-Pierre Pruils
Claude Besson
Sophie Pejus
Djamel Ouahab
Gilbert Kikoïne
Edwin Broyer
Djamel Ouahab
TOP CAST
Djamel Ouahab
Illyr
Patrick Gramain
Paco
Mourad Selimi
Claquette
Alain Kouhani
Rodrigo
Nadia Vasil
La Mère
Rony Kramer
Murphy
Bass Dhem
Yannis
Valérie Boulenouar
Sara
Nordine Yazid
Didi
Gérard Sergue
Chef des Stups
Blandine Pélissier
Sally
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