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Chouf (2016)

Chouf (2016)

Drama
Release Date: 2016, October 5
Directors: Karim Dridi
Countries: France
Production: Tessalit Productions
Cast: Simon Abkarian, Slimane Dazi, Foued Nabba, Hatika Karaoui, Nailia Harzoune, Mourad Tahar Boussatha, Sofian Khammes, Oussama Abdul Aal, Zine Darar, Foziwa Mohamed, Tony Fourmann, Mohamed Ali Mohamed Abdallah

Overview:

Chouf: It 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…