Salut Cousin! is the tale of two Algerian cousins and their mishaps in the racially volatile environment of Paris.Salut Cousin! is the tale of two Algerian cousins and their mishaps in the racially volatile environment of Paris.Salut Cousin! is the tale of two Algerian cousins and their mishaps in the racially volatile environment of Paris.
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- 3 wins & 1 nomination
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Messaoud Hattau
- Mok
- (as Mess Hattou)
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- TriviaAwards:
- Prix de la Bourse d'Aide du Festival International de Montpellier, avec le concours de la société Agfa
- Prix des Critiques Arabes au Festival de Cannes 1996
- ConnectionsFollows Bab El Oued City (1994)
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I happened to see this film on TV and I'm happy of it! It is a touching story of a young Algerian man, Alilo, who comes to Paris and wants to meet his relatives who have immigrated there years ago. He meets his cousin Mok who pretends to be the succesful person of his family. At first, Alilo believes him but finds out the truth when he visits the family. Nothing is like Mok has said. The film is very realistic, sometimes almost depressing. Alilo, who is used to people disappearing and getting killed in Algeria, expects France to be a paradise. But living there as an immigrant isn't such easy. Still, these people love Paris. The cultural differences between the native Algerians and the immigrated ones become clear through the film. Alilo, who never has spoken to a girl outside the family, falls in the first one who speaks to him. Parisians seem very free to him and he seems very clumsy to them. In fact, he's a very nice and polite young man who tries to learn what he can on his adventerous trip.
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- Hola, primo
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