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The Cork
Overview
On his return to Algeria, Belkacem Hadjadj, a young graduate of INSAS in Brussels, joined Algerian television and signed "Le Bouchon", his first feature in the register of an Italian comedy, around the misadventures of a tenant experiencing a water leak.
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Cast
Omar Guendouz
Sissani (Mohamed Djediat)
Sirat Boumediène
Farida Saboundji
TADJER ABDELKADER
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