Mélèze Bouzid

A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.

In southern France, a Franco-Arabic shipyard worker along with his partner's daughter pursues his dream of opening a restaurant.

A teacher, driven to exasperation from insults and insubordination, takes her class hostage.

Farid, a young 26-year-old Frenchman, must travel to Algeria to save his father's house. While discovering this country in which he had never before set foot, he succumbs to the charms of a host of astonishing characters whose humour and simplicity affect him deeply. Amongst these is his cousin, a bright and lively young man who has the dream of one day going to France...