''Hi Cousin!'' (french: Salut cousin!) is a 1996 Algerian
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Merzak Allouache
Merzak Allouache (born 6 October 1944) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. His 1976 film ''Omar Gatlato'' was later entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. His 1996 ''Salut cousin!'' wa ...
.
The film was selected as the Algerian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
69th Academy Awards
The 69th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) took place on March 24, 1997, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremo ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Gad Elmaleh
Gad Elmaleh ( ar, جاد المالح, Latn, ar, Gād el-Māleḥ; born 19 April 1971) is a Moroccan-Canadian stand-up comedian and actor who achieved fame in France, Morocco and the United States. He is best known in the French-speaking wor ...
as Alilo
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Messaoud Hattau as Mok (as Mess Hattou)
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Magaly Berdy Magaly or Magali is a given name.
Magali may refer to:
*Magali Amadei (born 1974), French fashion model
*Magali Babin (born 1967), Canadian musician and composer
* Magali Febles (born 1964), Dominican beauty pageant director
*Magali Harvey (born 19 ...
as Fatoumata
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Ann-Gisel Glass as Laurence
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Jean Benguigui
Jean Benguigui (born 8 April 1944 in Oran) is a French actor. He is of Jewish-Algerian descent. In 2006 and 2007 he played the role of impresario Cartoni in a new adaptation of the operetta Le Chanteur de Mexico at the Théâtre du Châtelet
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as Maurice
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Xavier Maly as Claude
See also
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List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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List of Algerian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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1996 films
1996 comedy films
1990s Arabic-language films
1990s French-language films
Films directed by Merzak Allouache
Algerian comedy films
1996 multilingual films
Algerian multilingual films
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