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The Kid from Chaaba (1998) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1998 · 96 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Christophe Ruggia
- Starring
- François Morel, Mohamed Fellag, Lounès Tazairt, Manuela Gourary, Amina Medjoubi, Kenza Bouanika
An autobiographical novel by Azouz Begag, translated as Shantytown Kid, recounts his childhood as a young Algerian boy in the Chaâba, a shantytown on the outskirts of Lyon. Spanning three years, it examines the clash of French and North‑African cultures and the struggle to forge identity amid competing Arab and French communities.
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