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CHOUF
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Completed - FRENCH - Crime, Action/Adventure - 90 minutes

Log Line

Sofiane is 20. Brilliant student, he comes back
to spend his holiday in the Marseille ghetto where he
was born. His brother, a dealer, gets shot before his
eyes. Sofiane gives up on his studies and gets involved
in the drug network, ready to avenge him.




Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Karim DRIDI
 Cast : Sofian KHAMMES , Foued NABBA, Oussama ABDUL AAL, Zine DARAR, Foziwa MOHAMED

 Producer(s) : Muriel MERLIN (Tassalit)

Synopsis

Chouf: Means “look” in Arabic, but it is also the name
and role of the watchmen in the drug cartels of
Marseille. Sofiane is 20. Brilliant student, he comes back
to spend his holiday in the Marseille ghetto where he
was born. His brother, a dealer, gets shot before his
eyes. Sofiane gives up on his studies and gets involved
in the drug network, ready to avenge him. He quickly
rises to the top and becomes, the boss’s right hand,
Réda. Trapped by the system, Sofiane is dragged into a spiral of violence...

Production

Country(ies) : FRANCE

Distributors More info with Europa distribution

BELGIUM UNIVERSCINE BEL
FRANCE Oct 05, 2016 UNIVERSCINÉ
FRANCE Oct 05, 2016 BLAQ OUT
FRANCE Oct 05, 2016 PYRAMIDE DISTRI


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Festivals and Awards

Prix Lumières 2016
Festival de Cannes 2016 Out of Competition
Warsaw FF 2016 Special Screenings


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