Cheb
1991, French. Directed by Rachid Bouchareb.
After a conviction for theft, Merwan was expelled from France, where he had lived since the age of one, to Algeria, his country of birth. In a foreign country of which he knows neither the language nor the customs, he finds himself stripped of his belongings and on the street.
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Rachid BoucharebDirector
- Mourad BounaasMerwan
- Nozha KhouadraMalika
- Djohra BacheneLa mère de Merwan
- Yahia BenmabroukLe taxi clandestin
- Boualem BenaniLe capitaine
- Pierre-Loup RajotCeccaldi
- Aziz AnikL'Officier de la PAF
- Fawzi B. SaichiGarçon du hammam
- Mohamed NacefL'adjudant
- Nadji BeidaMiloud
- Houari BellamouAli
- Cheik DoukouréLe chauffeur malien
Details
- Released
- 5 June 1991
- Country
- Algeria, France
- Written by
- Christian Zerbib, Rachid Bouchareb, Abdelkrim Bahloul
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Cheb runs 79 minutes (1h 19m).
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Cheb isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 June 1991. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Cheb?
If you liked Cheb, try The House by the Sea, The Stranger, Michou d'Auber.
Who directed Cheb?
Cheb (1991) was directed by Rachid Bouchareb and stars Mourad Bounaas, Nozha Khouadra, Djohra Bachene.