Cheb (film)

Cheb ([ʃɛb], Arabic: شاب, romanized: Shābb, lit. 'young man') is a 1991 Algerian-French drama film directed by Rachid Bouchareb.^[1] The film was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2] It received the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design at Film Fest Gent in 1991.

Cheb
Directed by	Rachid Bouchareb
Written by	Rachid Bouchareb
Starring	Mourad Bounaas
Release dates	22 February 1991 (1991-02-22) (Berlin) 5 June 1991 (1991-06-05) (France)
Running time	79 minutes
Countries	Algeria France
Languages	French Arabic

Cast

• Mourad Bounaas as Merwan
• Nozha Khouadra as Malika
• Pierre-Loup Rajot as Ceccaldi
• Boualem Benani as Le capitaine
• Fawzi B. Saichi as Garçon du hammam
• Mohamed Nacef as L'adjudant
• Nadji Beida as Miloud

See also

• List of submissions to the 64th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Algerian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film