
After losing their family home in Algeria in the 1920s, three brothers and their mother are scattered across the globe. Messaoud joins the French army fighting in Indochina; Abdelkader becomes a leader of the Algerian independence movement in France and Saïd moves to Paris to make his fortune in the shady clubs and boxing halls of Pigalle.
Cast

Jamel Debbouze
Saïd

Roschdy Zem
Messaoud

Sami Bouajila
Abdelkader

Chafia Boudraa
Mother

Bernard Blancan
Faivre

Sabrina Seyvecou
Hélène

Assaad Bouab
Ali

Thibault de Montalembert
Morvan

Samir Guesmi
Otmani

Jean-Pierre Lorit
Picot

Ahmed Benaissa
Father

Larbi Zekkal
Boss
Louisa Nehar
Zohra
Mourad Khen
Sanjak

Mohamed Djouhari
Coach

Mostefa Djadjam
Militant tailor

Damien Bonnard
Cabaret employee
Crew

Rachid Bouchareb
Director, Screenplay
Yannick Kergoat
Editor

Christophe Beaucarne
Director of Photography
Bernard De Dessus les Moustier
Executive Producer
Muriel Merlin
Executive Producer
Olivier Dubois
Producer

Tarak Ben Ammar
Producer

Adrian Politowski
Producer

Arlette Zylberberg
Producer
Abdelkrim Bouchareb
Producer
Jean Bréhat
Producer

Jamel Debbouze
Producer

Gilles Waterkeyn
Producer
Yan Arlaud
Production Design
Justine Léocadie
Casting
Stéphane Rollot
Costume Design

Edith Vesperini
Costume Design
Paul de Fisser
Hairstylist
Aurélie Elich
Makeup Artist
Lisa Schonker
Makeup Artist

Kaatje Van Damme
Makeup Artist
Michelle Van Brussel
Makeup Artist
Thomas Gauder
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Armand Amar
Original Music Composer

Gaëlle Cohen
Stunt Coordinator
Taieb Jallouli
Art Direction

Laure Lepelley-Monbillard
Art Direction
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