Chouf

Name: Chouf
Director: Karim Dridi

Sofiane 20 and a brilliant student, comes back to spend his holiday in the Marseille ghetto where he was born. His brother, a dealer, gets shot before his eyes. Chouf means "look" in Arabic, but it is also the name of the watchmen in the drug cartels of Marseille. Sofiane is 20. A 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. Trapped by the system, Sofiane is dragged into a spiral of violence.

Keywords

Festival de Cannes
Festival de Cannes - Tax Shelter

Actors

Tony Fourmann
Kamel Ghernaia
Rémi Pedevilla
Sofiane Khammes
Nailia Harzoune
Zine Darar
Jamila Farah
Tarek Khaldaoui
Hatika Karaoui
Christian Mazzuchini
Foued Nabba
Sid Ahmed Mokdadi
Slimane Dazi
Oussama Abdul Aal
Celya Zelmat
Mourad Tahar Boussatha
Simon Abkarian
Mohamed Ali Mohamed Abdallah
Ryade Berrached
Foziwa Mohamed
Myriam Schaetsaert

Director

Karim Dridi

Drama

1h 48min

-12

FRENCH

France

2015

Trailer

Sofiane 20 and a brilliant student, comes back to spend his holiday in the Marseille ghetto where he was born. His brother, a dealer, gets shot before his eyes.

Chouf means "look" in Arabic, but it is also the name of the watchmen in the drug cartels of Marseille. Sofiane is 20. A 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. Trapped by the system, Sofiane is dragged into a spiral of violence.