De Hollywood à Tamanrasset
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Released
- 1990
Details
Release year: 1990
Storyline
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.
Top credits
- Mustapha El Anka — Jebraoui Rabah, alias JR
- Ouardia Hamtouche — Sue Ellen
- Mazouz Ould-Abderrahmane — Clint Eastwood
- Mostéfa Stiti — Colombo