Chouf

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
  • French Drama
  • urban living

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

FR

France
2015
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.

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.

Cast & Crew